A man has been arrested after a cyber attack hit public wifi at some of the biggest railway stations in the country.
The man is an employee of Global Reach Technology who provide some wi-fi services to Network Rail, British Transport Police said.
He was arrested on suspicion of offences under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 and offences under the Malicious Communications Act 1988.
Manchester Piccadilly, Birmingham New Street and 11 stations in London were all affected by the attack on Wednesday, which saw passengers trying to log on seeing messages about terror attacks in Europe.
The Manchester Evening News said the wifi webpage after the hack said, "We love you, Europe" and contained information about terror attacks.
Network Rail, which manages the stations, suspended wifi services at stations across the country following the "cyber security incident".
A Network Rail spokesperson said: "We are currently dealing with a cyber security incident affecting the public wifi at Network Rail's managed stations.
"British Transport Police are investigating the incident.
"This service is provided via a third party and has been suspended while an investigation is under way."
The only Network Rail-managed station not affected was St Pancras.
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