Manchester Piccadilly station is thought to be one of the rail hubs affected by the cyber attack this evening
In what is being described as a major security breach with people accessing wi-fi services met with a webpage headlined “We love you, Europe” and carrying information about terror incidents in the UK and abroad in an apparent an anti-Islamic message.
Other stations targeted included London Victoria, Birmingham New Street, Glasgow Central, Leeds City, Liverpool Lime Street, Bristol Temple Meads, Edinburgh Waverley, Reading and Guildford.
A Network Rail spokesperson said: “We are currently dealing with a cyber security incident affecting the public Wi-Fi at Network Rail’s managed stations. This service is provided via a third party and has been suspended while an investigation is underway.”
