TalkTalk cyber-attack: company has received 'ransom demand'

Company confirms contact from someone claiming responsibility for attack that potentially compromised customers’ personal data

TalkTalk says it has received a ransom demand from an individual or group claiming responsibility for a cyber-attack that has potentially compromised the credit card and bank details of millions of customers.
The telecommunications and media firm has said it does not know how many of its 4 million customers have been affected by what it called a “significant and sustained” attack on its systems.
A TalkTalk spokeswoman said: “We can confirm we were contacted by someone claiming to be responsible and seeking payment.”
The spokeswoman declined to elaborate on the demand, saying “everything else is a matter for the police”.
TalkTalk’s chief executive, Dido Harding, told the BBC on Friday: “Yes, we have been contacted by – I don’t know whether it’s an individual or a group – purporting to be the hacker.

More at:

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/oct/23/talktalk-cyber-attack-company-has-received-ransom-demand


Bloody glad I'm not with TalkTalk, although has anyone else received the scam calls pretending to be them and saying they need access to your computer to check your internet connection?    Had about 10 in one week, just tell them to fuck off, not company would do that.

MIL was with Talktalk - service was terrible. Mad angry Ma in Law appear

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested by police investigating an alleged hacking attack on the TalkTalk website.

He was held on suspicion of offences under the Computer Misuse Act, following a major breach of the telecoms firm's website.

Police are now searching his home in County Antrim in Northern Ireland.

More follows.

http://news.sky.com/story/1576555/boy-15-arrested-over-talktalk-hack-attack