London students fear abandoning courses over inability to apply for discounted fares

System for applying for travelcards yet to be restored after cyber-attack on Transport for London’s IT systems

Students in London fear they may have to abandon their school and university courses to save money after a cyber hack on Transport for London’s (TfL) IT systems left them unable to apply for discounted travelcards.

TfL suspended applications for discounted travel passes when its systems were hacked in early September, compromising the details of about 5,000 Oyster card holders. It is unable to say when the system will be restored.