Two of Scotland’s major railway stations have been affected by a cyber security incident that saw passengers given messages about terror attacks.
A cyber attack on a public WiFi network at some of the biggest stations across the UK, including Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Waverley.
The hack saw passengers who were trying to log onto the WiFi network shown messages that allegedly said “We love you, Europe” and contained information about terror attacks.
Network Rail, which manages the stations, has suspended WiFi services at stations across the country and described it as a ‘cyber security incident’.
British Transport Police are currently investigating the issue.
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A Network Rail spokesperson said: “We are currently dealing with a cyber security incident affecting the public wifi at Network Rail’s managed stations.
“This service is provided via a third party and has been suspended while an investigation is under way.”
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