British rail passengers urged to stay on guard after hack signals failure

Passengers of the UK’s state-owned London North Eastern Railway (LNER) have been warned to be vigilant after cybercriminals accessed traveller’s contact details and some information about past journeys.

According to an advisory issued by LNER on its website, the railway became aware that customer information had been accessed following a security breach involving an unnamed third-party supplier.

The good news is that LNER says that no banking or payment details, or password data, was accessed