Manchester Piccadilly, Birmingham New Street, Edinburgh Waverley, Glasgow Central, Liverpool Lime Street, Leeds and Bristol Temple Meads were caught up in the cyberattack on Wednesday, alongside London Bridge, Cannon Street, Charing Cross, Clapham Junction, Euston, King’s Cross, Liverpool Street, Paddington, Victoria and Waterloo in the capital.

Users at the stations were met with a page after logging in to free station Wi-Fi networks with the words “we love you, Europe,” accompanied by the claim that “the Islamization of Europe is already underway.”

The message added that “this is just a small taste of what’s coming,” detailing the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing followed by images of the 22 victims.

The message was quickly taken down and a man, who has not been identified, was detained under the 1990 Computer Misuse Act and 1998 Malicious Communications Act.

He is understood to be an employee of Global Reach Technology, which provides internet services at many stations in the UK.

A spokesperson for British Transport Police said: “We received reports … of a cyberattack displaying Islamophobic messaging on some Network Rail Wi-Fi services.”

A spokesperson for Network Rail, the group in charge of UK tracks and stations, said no data had been compromised in the incident, adding: “Once our final security checks have been completed we anticipate the service will be restored by the weekend.”

A spokesperson for Telent, the company responsible for providing Wi-Fi at UK stations, said: “We are aware of the cybersecurity incident affecting the public Wi-Fi at Network Rail’s managed stations and are investigating with Network Rail and other stakeholders.”

Source: Arab News

The first of three planned buildings, a multi-purpose facility, is well underway; officials hope it will be complete in about a year’s time. It’s expected to include amenities such as a multimedia Islamic library and prayer and gymnasium space. Association vice-president and University of Waterloo professor emeritus Mohamed Elmasry said they’d also like to have an international-sized outdoor soccer field completed during the first phase that could host competitions.

Subsequent buildings will house a mosque and a school, Elmasry said. “The Muslim community in Kitchener-Waterloo is growing very fast,” he said, pointing to the recent arrival of Syrian refugee families and large Muslim student populations at local universities as factors in that growth.

The association was founded in 1985. Elmasry said the group has raised more than $2 million since the Islamic center project began, and said they need another $1 million in order to complete the first phase. The subsequent two phases could each cost an additional $5 million to $6 million, he said. The association hopes the entire project can be completed in about three years. Elmasry said the group is looking for donations from across Canada and from graduates of local universities who are now working overseas. The association is also preparing applications for provincial and national infrastructure grants, he said.

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