TalkTalk receives cyber attack ransom demand as customers say bank accounts being emptied…(Get Out Of The Banks!!)
The telecoms giant is investigating whether credit card and bank details were taken in Wednesday’s attack
TelegraphUK
23 Oct 2015
TalkTalk has received a ransom demand from someone claiming to be behind a cyber attack which may have resulted in sensitive data belonging to millions of its customers being stolen, the company said.
The telecoms giant is investigating whether credit card and bank details were taken in Wednesday’s attack, the third time this year it has been the victim of a cyber crime.
A TalkTalk spokeswoman said: “We can confirm we were contacted by someone claiming to be responsible and seeking payment.”
The spokeswoman declined to elaborate in the demand, saying “everything else is matter for the police.”
The firm is now under investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office over the breach.
TalkTalk should have notified the personal data watchdog sooner about the cyber attack on its systems, Information Commissioner Christopher Graham said.
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