Train stations across Britain have been targeted in a suspected cyber attack bearing a chilling terror message in a major security breach.
Brits trying to access wi-fi services at several rail hubs on Wednesday night were met with a webpage headlined, “We love you, Europe”, and carrying information about terror incidents in the UK and abroad in an apparent anti-Islamic message.
It is believed as many as 20 stations have been targeted, including Manchester Piccadilly, Birmingham New Street, London Victoria and London Euston.
Glasgow Central, Leeds City, Liverpool Lime Street, Bristol Temple Meads, Edinburgh Waverley, Reading and Guildford have also been impacted, according to reports.
The attack has been compared to new BBC thriller Nightsleeper that features a sleeper train travelling from Glasgow to London which is then hacked and hijacked.
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.”
British Transport Police’s spokesperson said: “We are aware of a cyber-attack that affected some Network Rail Wi-Fi services, reported to us at around 5.03pm today (September 25). We are working with Network Rail to investigate the incident.”
Wi-fi at Manchester Piccadilly station has also been affected. (Image: Getty)
A spokesperson from Telent, which provides the wi-fi service for Network Rail, said it is aware of the cyber security incident and is investigating with Network Rail and others.
They added: “We have been informed there is an ongoing investigation by the British Transport Police into this incident, so it would not be appropriate to comment further at this stage.”