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Public Wifi Terror Message Caused by 'Unauthorised Change'

Matter is now in the hands of the British Transport Police.

An unauthorised change to the Network Rail landing page was the cause of last night’s public wifi cyber incident.

In a statement, provider Telent said it has been working with Network Rail and other stakeholders and through investigations with Global Reach, the provider of the wifi landing page. The companies determined that an “unauthorised change was made to the Network Rail landing page” and the matter is now subject to criminal investigations by the British Transport Police.

No personal data has been affected and as a precaution, Telent temporarily suspended all use of Global Reach services while verifying that no other Telent customers were impacted.

Dan Raywood Senior Editor SC Media UK

Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with more than 20 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 16 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.

He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Conference, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and ESET Security Days.

Outside work, Dan enjoys supporting Tottenham Hotspur, managing mischievous cats, and sampling craft beers.

Dan Raywood Senior Editor SC Media UK

Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with more than 20 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 16 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.

He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Conference, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and ESET Security Days.

Outside work, Dan enjoys supporting Tottenham Hotspur, managing mischievous cats, and sampling craft beers.

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