Man arrested over hack that shut down Wi-Fi at 19 major UK train stations

The man was apprehended by British Transport Police after the hack affected some of the country's major railway stations and displayed messages that were allegedly Islamophobic

A man has been arrested following a massive hack that shut down public Wi-Fi at major stations in Britain.

The man is believed to be an employee of Global Reach Technology, which provides some Wi-Fi services to Network Rail. He is understood to have been arrested on suspicion of offences under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 as well as the offences under the Malicious Communications Act 1988.

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