A major cyber attack has come to light in Britain, in which hackers have hacked the Wi-Fi network of 19 railway stations. The British Transport Police is investigating this major cyber attack. According to reports, the hacked network has still not been recovered. Not only this, hackers have also warned of terrorist attacks after hacking public Wi-Fi networks.
According to BBC report, the public Wi-Fi network of 19 railway stations in Britain including London, Manchester and Birmingham was hacked. As soon as passengers logged in to use public Wi-Fi, they received a message about a terrorist attack. Strange security warnings and suspicious pop-ups started appearing in the messages, causing passengers to panic. As soon as the officials got information about this, the Wi-Fi network was shut down and investigation into the matter was started.
According to a British Railways spokesperson, public Wi-Fi facilities will be restored by the end of this week. Not only the UK, many countries around the world offer free public Wi-Fi in places like railway stations, airports, shopping malls and community centres. Even in India, Google and Railwire provide public Wi-Fi facility at every major railway junction. If you also use public Wi-Fi then it is important to keep some things in mind.
According to cyber experts, public Wi-Fi is not secure as anyone can easily access the network there. In such a situation, if you are using public Wi-Fi, then do not open any such website where your personal information can be leaked.
