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Network Rail Wi-Fi Hacker Avoids Jail Over Prison Overcrowding

He will carry out 280 hours of unpaid work as part of his suspended sentence.

Overview

  • Inner London Crown Court sentenced Wik on July 10 to two years in prison, suspended for two years, after he pleaded guilty to distributing material intended to stir up religious hatred.
  • His sentence includes 280 hours of unpaid work, a 25-day rehabilitation requirement and payment of £150 in costs and a victim surcharge.
  • Judge Vanessa Baraitser suspended the jail term because the prison population is very high and close to capacity.
  • No further legal actions are pending and Network Rail has fully restored public Wi-Fi services following enhanced security checks.
  • Court evidence showed Wik, a Global Reach IT worker, exploited his privileged access to deface landing pages at 19 major stations with anti-Islam rhetoric and terror imagery.