Talk Talk Data Breach
In 2015 there was one data breach incident occurred at TalkTalk, a telecommunication service provider from UK. The breach happened as there was vulnerability at the website and the website was compromised.
In October 21, 2015 TalkTalk initially informed the website is just taken down. But later on October 23, TalkTalk have confirmed they have suffered a cyber attack. The CEO confirms that the firm received a ransom message and as well, names, addresses, date of birth, credit card / bank details etc. Of approximately 4 Million customer has been compromised. As of a result of this potential risk to customers’ personal data, Dido Harding, the CEO, urges customers to be cautious of unexpected phone calls that ask for personal information with respect to their TalkTalk accounts.
On October 24, one customer complained that scammers stole cash from her bank account and used it to purchase £600 worth of goods before the card was blocked, whereas another user reports that the hackers interfered with the broadband connection.
Next day on October 25, TalkTalk released an update in which it reveals that the attack was targeted to website not customers. As well company told that they do not keep credit card details on their website.
So very less amount of financial data may have been compromised. Behind this incident one 15 year teen was arrested by the Cyber Crime Division who was associated with the breach. There was SQL Injection attack.
In November in an update, TalkTalk reports that the total cost of the damages it expects to incur as a result of the October data breach will range between £30 million and £35 million. These damages, the company goes on to explain, are largely due to a “loss of online sales and service capability.”
Security blogger Brian Krebs, citing sources “close to the investigation,” reported that a hacker group had demanded a ransom of £80,000 in bitcoins (about $122,000) in exchange for a stolen cache of customer data.
Just for the update and information on how personal and sensitive information can be stolen.
-DR
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