The man was apprehended by British Transport Police after the hack affected some of the country’s major railway stations and displayed messages that were allegedly Islamophobic
A man has been arrested following a massive hack that shut down public Wi-Fi at major stations in Britain.
The man is believed to be an employee of Global Reach Technology, which provides some Wi-Fi services to Network Rail. He is understood to have been arrested on suspicion of offences under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 as well as the offences under the Malicious Communications Act 1988.
The hack saw the wi-fi’s landing page replaced with Islamophobic messages. It also included a message that said: “We love you Europe.”
Among the affected stations included Birmingham New Street, Glasgow Central, Liverpool Lime Street, Manchester Piccadilly and numerous other stations. It led to passengers seeing a message about terrorist attacks that had been carried out in Europe.
A British Transport Police (BTP) spokesperson told The Mirror following yesterday’s incident: “”We are aware of a cyber-attack that affected some Network Rail Wi-Fi services, reported to us at around 5.03pm today (25 September). We are working with Network Rail to investigate the incident.”
The Mirror has contacted Global Reach Technology and the BTP for an update.
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