LONDON:
A youngster has been arrested following a cyberattack on London’s public transport physique final week during which some private buyer knowledge was accessed, the Nationwide Crime Company (NCA) mentioned on Thursday.
Transport for London (TfL), which operates the capital’s tube and bus networks with tens of millions of journeys every day, mentioned it was contacting round 5,000 clients whose checking account knowledge might have been accessed within the September 1 incident.
Different buyer knowledge together with names and call particulars had been accessed, it added.
The NCA, which is investigating the cyberattack alongside TfL and the Nationwide Cyber Safety Centre, mentioned a 17-year-old male had been arrested within the central English city of Walsall and later launched on bail.
“We … are working at tempo with our companions to progress the investigation,” Shashi Verma, TfL’s Chief Expertise Officer mentioned in an announcement, including that it was taking measures to enhance safety, together with an all-staff IT id verify.
Verma mentioned TfL didn’t count on any vital influence to buyer journeys however that some momentary disruption was potential.
