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« on: February 26, 2022, 08:53:15 »
Due to ongoing IT  issues.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60533275

Is this a "normal" IT c0ck up, or perhaps a Russian cyber attack ? The timing does perhaps suggest the later though I am not aware of any actual evidence.
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It has space for cycles, surfboards,luggage etc.
A 5 car DMU▸ (Diesel Multiple Unit) is not a proper inter-city train. The 5+5 and 9 car DMUs are almost as bad.
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« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2022, 09:12:47 »
Quote from: broadgage on February 26, 2022, 08:53:15
Due to ongoing IT  issues.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60533275

Is this a "normal" IT c0ck up, or perhaps a Russian cyber attack ? The timing does perhaps suggest the later though I am not aware of any actual evidence.

Reporting says it's not linked to Russia ... but then you can't believe everything you read in the media ...
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« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2022, 14:58:12 »
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We'll only know definitely that it was if Vladimir Putin denies it..........
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« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2022, 19:14:54 »
Quote from: broadgage on February 26, 2022, 08:53:15
Due to ongoing IT  issues.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60533275

Is this a "normal" IT c0ck up, or perhaps a Russian cyber attack ? The timing does perhaps suggest the later though I am not aware of any actual evidence.

Just the usual, by all accounts.
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« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2022, 21:10:37 »
Indeed. Just another IT issue. Not the first. That's what happens when you outsource to the lowest bidder and make redundant scores of long serving and highly competent IT staff. The blame lies squarely with Tata Consultancy Services.
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« Reply #5 on: February 28, 2022, 16:52:07 »
Who needs Russian cyber criminals when they have got outsourcing/downsizing/offshoring/rightsizing to do the job.
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« Reply #6 on: March 15, 2022, 16:09:20 »
Thankfully, easyJet didn't have any similar problems. Just landing at Bristol on Saturday night, 12 March.
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