London transport company hit by cyber attack

The computer systems of Transport for London (TfL), the local government body responsible for managing the transport system in Greater London, are the target of an ongoing cyberattack. TfL has contacted the UK government for a response.

According to TfL, there was no indication that customer data was compromised and there has been no impact on TfL services at this time. They are working with the National Criminal Investigation Authority and the National Center for Cybersecurity in response to the incident.

Staff have been asked to work from home as TfL's IT systems at headquarters are particularly affected. TfL's Chief Technology Officer Shashi Verma said: “We have implemented a number of measures in our internal systems to deal with an ongoing cybersecurity incident… The security of our systems and customer data is very important to us and we will continue to assess the situation during and after the incident.

In most cyberattacks, hackers steal sensitive data and then either demand payment for deletion or sell it on the black market. So far, there is no evidence that TfL data has been lost or stolen. “While we are yet to complete our full assessment, there is currently no evidence that customer data has been compromised,” Verma said.

Joseph CarsonCISO at Delinea commented: “While no consequences for public services have been reported to date and an email to customers late Monday evening advised that security is a top priority, there is no indication to date that customer data has been compromised… There is always the possibility of a more serious outcome once the incident response has analyzed the digital evidence…

“The reliability of public services is of paramount importance to the efficiency and productivity of our society and attacks like this can have far-reaching consequences…

“The trial is a reminder to consistently assess cyber risk to understand the IT ecosystem and reduce the potential threat of cyber incidents. Visibility into who is accessing systems and what permissions those people have can be critical for critical systems and services,” Carson said.

It is currently unclear who might be behind the attack, although TfL was already targeted by Russian hackers last year as part of a major attack in which personal information of employees was stolen.

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