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October 23, 2015

TalkTalk hack: what you need to know

by John_A

FTSE 100

Late last night, quad-play provider TalkTalk issued an urgent statement alerting customers that its website had been hacked. Following a “significant and sustained cyberattack,” the company warned that names, addresses, account information and credit card/bank information may have been stolen. Subscribers have been told that they may be contacted by nefarious third-parties asking for personal information and to look out for any irregular activity on their online accounts. It’s worrying when something like this happens once, but for TalkTalk, this is the second big data scare in a year.

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