British Citizen Sentenced for Islamophobic WiFi Hack at UK Train Stations

John Andreas Wik, a 37-year-old resident of Limes Road in Beckenham, has been handed a 24-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, after admitting to orchestrating an Islamophobic hack of free WiFi landing pages at multiple train stations across Britain.

The sentence, passed at Inner London Crown Court on 9 July, comes after Wik pleaded guilty to publishing or distributing material intended to stir up religious hatred.

In addition to the suspended prison term, he must complete 280 hours of unpaid work, participate in 25 days of rehabilitation activity, and pay a £150 victim surcharge.

The court heard that on 25 September 2024, at around 3 pm, passengers attempting to connect to the free WiFi at Network Rail–managed stations nationwide, as well as at selected venues abroad, were unexpectedly redirected to a landing page displaying vile Islamophobic rhetoric.

The page referenced past terrorist atrocities, including the 7/7 London ...