TalkTalk, the budget brand for broadband and pay-television in the United Kingdom, suffered a further significant and sustained attack on its credibility, after revealing that its customer data had been hacked. It said that details of up to four million customers, including account information and bank details could have been compromised. It later suggested that only partial credit card numbers may have been revealed. There are clear lessons for any online service provider.
In a statement, the company admitted that the data could include names, addresses, date of birth, phone numbers, email addresses, account information, credit card details and/or bank details. The company later said that only partial payment card numbers may have been accessed.
It said it was working cyber crime specialists and the police to establish exactly what happened and the extent of any information accessed.
Source : INFORMITV.COM