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Boy (15) arrested for hacking British broadband network

Tuesday, 27 October 2015, 11:19
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Boy (15) arrested for hacking British broadband network
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - Police arrested a 15-year-old boy in Northern Ireland on Monday over a cyber-attack that may have led to the theft of data from among the 4 million customers of British broadband provider TalkTalk.

The attack, which took place on Wednesday, prompted the company to deny accusations of laxity and say its security was “head and shoulders” above that of its competitors. But it has led to calls for greater regulation of how companies and public bodies manage personal data.

A ransom demand was received by TalkTalk on Friday. Since then, the firm has said the attack was not as serious as first feared and it did not believe those behind it would be able to steal money from its customers.
 

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