What is Talk Talk hack

What happened?

The website of phone and broadband company TalkTalk was hacked by cybercriminals in October 2015

What data was stolen?

Names, addresses, email addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers and credit card/bank details could have been accessed in an unencrypted form

How many people are affected?

Potentially all 4 million of Talk Talk's customers

How is Talk Talk affected?

Talk Talk has conceded that it could face a compensation bill running into millions

What should I do?

If you're a customer, Talk Talk recommends you:

• Watch your accounts and report any unusual activity.
• Check your credit report with the main credit agencies.
• Never give out your bank details, passwords or pin number over the phone.

TalkTalk cyber attack: police make second arrest, a 16-year-old boy from Feltham

A 16-year-old kid from Feltham in west London is addressed regarding the examination concerning claimed information burglary from TalkTalk.

A second kid has been captured regarding the claimed TalkTalk digital assault, the Metropolitan Police said. The 16-year-old, from Feltham in west London, was hung on suspicion of PC abuse after a hunt of his home on Thursday. The young person has been safeguarded to a date yet to be affirmed.
A 15-year-old kid from County Antrim in Northern Ireland was captured on Monday regarding the claimed information burglary.  He was safeguarded until a date in November. The examination is being done by the Met's digital wrongdoing unit, the PSNI's digital wrongdoing focus and the National Crime Agency.

• Talk countenances hacking pay bill running into millions

The kid was captured on suspicion of offenses under the Computer Misuse Act, a police representative said. Enactment conveys a most extreme punishment of 14 years' detainment and a boundless fine. The most recent break is the third in a spate of digital assaults influencing TalkTalk in the most recent eight months, with occurrences in August and February bringing about clients' information being taken. The capture of a second kid regarding one of the nation's most harming hacking episodes will bring up further significant issues about the efforts to establish safety put set up by TalkTalk.

15 year old boy arrested over TalkTalk cyber-attack

Metropolitan police say a 15-year-old kid has been captured in County Antrim over the hacking of the telecoms organization TalkTalk. 

A 15-year-old kid has been captured in Northern Ireland regarding the digital assault on TalkTalk's site. The capture is the first significant improvement since the telephone and broadband supplier said a week ago it had been hacked, provoking notices from the organization that the bank subtle elements and individual data of its four million clients may have been gotten to. The kid was captured in County Antrim at around 4.20pm on Monday by officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), working with criminologists from the Metropolitan police's cybercrime unit (MPCCU). 

The young person was captured on suspicion of offenses under the Computer Misuse Act, police said. He was taken into authority at a County Antrim police headquarters where he will be met. A hunt of the location is under way and enquiries proceed with, police said. An announcement from TalkTalk said: "We know this has been a stressing time for clients and we are thankful for the quick reaction and diligent work of the police. We will keep on helping with the continuous examination. 

"Meanwhile, we encourage clients to visit http://talktalk.co.uk/secure for upgrades and data with respect to this episode." Prior on Monday it was declared that TalkTalk administrators are to be summoned before MPs to clarify how programmers had the capacity take client bank subtle elements as the organization keeps on attempting to restrict the harm of a week ago's digital assault. On Monday the way of life pastor, Ed Vaizey, told the House of Commons that an investigation into the TalkTalk hack will be propelled by Jesse Norman, seat of the way of life, media and game select advisory group. 

Offers in the beset broadband and pay-TV firm fell 12% on Monday as city dealers dealt with the potential aftermath of the hacking scene, the third conceivable information rupture in 10 months. It has likewise risen that the organization could face cases adding up to a great many pounds from misrepresentation casualties who miss out as a consequence of the assault. The organization has lost around £360m in quality since it uncovered points of interest of the assault last Thursday.