Northern's ticket machines hit by ransomware cyber attack

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Summary

A train operating company in the UK, named "Northern", had their self-service ticket machines under a ransomware cyber attack. More than 600 of their ticket machines were attacked. The supplier, Flowbird, said the problem was identified through cyber monitoring systems.

 

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"It comes just two months after 621 of the touch-screen units were installed at 420 stations across the north of England at a cost of £17m. The government-run operator said it had taken "swift action" along with its supplier, Flowbird, and customer and payment data had not been compromised. Only the servers which operate the ticket machines have been affected, Northern said."

 

My thoughts

This may not be the worst thing that has happened, considering that people buy tickets online and use e-tickets. It's just surprising at times that cyber attacks can happen where you least expect it.

 

Sources

Northern's ticket machines hit by ransomware cyber attack - BBC News

Self-service ticket machines fault | Northern - Northern (northernrailway.co.uk)