TalkTalk confirms hackers stole details of 157,000 customers
HACKERS stole tens of thousands of credit and debit card details and bank account numbers from Talk Talk customers, the embattled firm has confirmed today.
TalkTalk hackers stole customer information
The criminals were able to access the details of 156,959 accounts, 28,000 card numbers and 15,656 banks accounts in the cyber attack last month.
However, TalkTalk has insisted that the compromised data can't lead to any financial losses for customers.
This is because card number were 'orphaned' from customer names and information meaning they can't be used to make transactions.
The company said around 4 per cent of its 4million customers have any sensitive personal data at risk and is getting in touch with customers who have been affected.
Those who had their financial information accessed have been contacted, according to the company.
But people are still being warned to remain aware of phone and email scams.
TalkTalk has said customer requests to leave the company and contracts early will be assessed on a case by case basis.
Talk Talk has said it's contacting customes affected by the hack
Customers have been urged to remain vigilant against scams
Four people have now been arrested on suspicion of offences under the Computer Misuse Act, in connection with the cyber attack, and have been released on bail.
They are a 16-year-old boy arrested in Norwich, a 20-year-old arrested in Staffordshire, a 16-year-old, from Feltham in west London, and a 15-year-old boy from Co Antrim in Northern Ireland.
A parliamentary committee will conduct an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the TalkTalk data breach and the wider implications for the security of personal information online.
The House of Commons culture, media and sport committee will start taking evidence later this month.
Committee chairman Jesse Norman said: "The recent events have highlighted serious issues relating both to existing cyber security and the response to cyber crime."
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TalkTalk is looking at the issue of compensation