Arrests continue in ongoing investigation. A 20-year-old Staffordshire man has become the third person to be arrested over the TalkTalk cyber attack. Up to 1.2 million email addresses, names and…
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TalkTalk hack: Police arrest second teen
Attack now believed to be less serious than first announced. Police have made a second arrest, a 16-year-old boy from west London, in connection with the investigation into an alleged…
TalkTalk hack: What to do if your data is leaked
Under the data protection act (DPA), consumers have the right to demand to know what information organisations hold relating to them in the form of a subject access request. The…
TalkTalk hack: Boy, 15, arrested in Northern Ireland released on bail
15-year-old implicated in TalkTalk DDoS attack and breach. A 15-year-old boy arrested in Northern Ireland in connection with the TalkTalk hacking attack has been released on bail pending further inquiries.…
TalkTalk cyber-attack: Boss 'receives ransom email'
BBC article states that DDoS attack preceded data theft. The head of TalkTalk says she has had an email demanding a ransom from a group purporting to be behind the…
TalkTalk cyber-attack: Website hit by 'significant' breach
Significant breach reported, customer details stolen. Police are investigating a “significant and sustained cyber-attack” on the TalkTalk website, the UK company says. The phone and broadband provider, which has over…