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The wifi webpage after the hack said 'We love you, Europe' and contained information about terror attacks, which has been obscured. Credit: MailOnline
No fewer than 19 major railway stations across Britain on Thursday have been hit by cyber-attacks.
The attack was said to have impacted the railway stations’ public wi-fi systems for passengers.
Among railway stations affected are London Euston, Manchester Piccadilly, Liverpool Lime Street, Birmingham New Street, and Glasgow Central, according to Network Rail.
Others include Bristol Temple Meads, Edinburgh Waverley, Leeds, Guildford, and Reading.
The ten London stations affected were Cannon Street, Charing Cross, Clapham Junction, Euston, King’s Cross, Liverpool Street, London Bridge, Paddington, Victoria and Waterloo.
But the British Transport Police have launched an investigation after travellers logging into the wi-fi at stations reported seeing a message about terror attacks in Europe.
Wi-fi at the affected stations is controlled by a third-party provider called Telent, MailOnline reports.
According to its website, Telent helps design, build, support, and manage some of the UK’s ‘critical digital infrastructure’, and its other customers include Openreach, Transport for London, National Highways, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, and the NHS Ambulance Radio Programme.
The wi-fi landing page following the hack said ‘We love you, Europe’ and contained information about terror attacks, according to users posting on social media, the report added.
The wi-fi was still down on Thursday morning at the stations.
