London's biggest transport hubs including King's Cross and Waterloo hit by 'Islamophobic cyber attack'
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00:00Ten of London's biggest train stations have reportedly had their Wi-Fi networks hacked
00:04by a cyber attack displaying Islamophobic messages.
00:07Officers are investigating after the attack on internet services at 19 stations across the UK
00:12managed by Network Rail.
00:13The Manchester Evening News reported people logging onto the Wi-Fi at Piccadilly station
00:17saw a web page containing details of terrorist incidents in the UK and abroad.
00:22Wi-Fi services at the affected stations were suspended on Wednesday night
00:25and were still down on Thursday morning.
00:27Ten stations in London have been affected by the hack,
00:29including Euston, Victoria, London Bridge and Clapham Junction.
00:33The incident comes just weeks after Transport for London was hit by a cyber attack,
00:37raising fears that the personal details of thousands of passengers had been compromised.
00:41A British Transport Police spokesperson said
00:43they're currently working with Network Rail to investigate the latest incident.