Transport for London staff told to work from home following major cyber attack

3 September 2024, 10:45

King's Cross Underground station and TFL roundel, London, England, U.K.
King's Cross Underground station and TFL roundel, London, England, U.K. Picture: Alamy

By Danielle de Wolfe

Transport for London (TfL) staff have been asked to consider working from home on Tuesday as the transport body faced an ongoing cyber attack.

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The organisation's corporate headquarters, located at Palestra House, Southwark, is believed to have been the epicentre of the attack.

There has been no impact to the wider transport network, TFL confirmed, adding there is no evidence that customer data has been accessed.

According to the PA news agency, TFL employees have been told to work from home if that makes it easier to do their role as the cyber attack continued.

In a statement on Monday night, Shashi Verma, TfL's chief technology officer, said: "We have introduced a number of measures to our internal systems to deal with an ongoing cyber security incident.

"The security of our systems and customer data is very important to us and we will continue to assess the situation throughout and after the incident.

"Although we'll need to complete our full assessment, at present, there is currently no evidence that any customer data has been compromised.

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"There is currently no impact on TfL services, and we are working closely with the National Crime Agency (NCA) and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to respond to the incident."

A spokesperson for the NCA said: "We are aware of a cyber security incident involving Transport for London, and are working closely with the National Cyber Security Centre and with TfL itself to respond to it.

"The investigation is ongoing, and we are unable to comment further."

London, UK. 25 Aug, 2024. Notting Hill Gate station is closed due to the carnival. Credit: Sinai Noor/Alamy Live News
London, UK. 25 Aug, 2024. Notting Hill Gate station is closed due to the carnival. Credit: Sinai Noor/Alamy Live News. Picture: Alamy

William Wright, chief executive of cybersecurity company Closed Door Security, said: "The big question people will also want to know is who carried out the attack and if it can be attributed to another country, like Russia.

"TfL was also attacked by Russia last year, so it definitely isn't out of the realms of possibility.

"Furthermore, given Russia's recent uptick in attacks on the West, it wouldn't be surprising, but it is far too early to speculate."

TfL was targeted by Russian hackers in June last year as part of a wider raid that saw personal information stolen.

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