Transport for London (TfL) is dealing with an ongoing cyberattack

Transport for London (TfL) is investigating an ongoing cyberattack, however, customer information was compromised.

Transport for London (TfL) is investigating an ongoing cyberattack. However, the TfL stated that there is no evidence that customer information was compromised during the incident.

“We are currently dealing with an ongoing cyber security incident. At present, there is no evidence that any customer data has been compromised and there has been no impact on TfL services.” states the UK agency.

“We are working closely with the relevant government agencies to respond to the incident.”

Transport for London (TfL) is a local government body responsible for most of the transport network in London, United Kingdom.

The BBC reported that insiders told BBC London they have been asked to work at home if possible. The British broadcast added that the attack mainly impacted the transport provider’s backroom systems at the corporate headquarters.

Transport for London (TfL) added that it is responding to the security incident with the help of the National Crime Agency (NCA) and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). At this time, TfL services are not impacted by the incident.

“We have introduced a number of measures to our internal systems to deal with an ongoing cyber security incident.” said TfL’s chief technology officer Shashi Verma. “”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.”

Pierluigi Paganini

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