23-10-2015 15:19 via uk.news.yahoo.com

TalkTalk gets ransom demand after hit by cyber attack

By Paul Sandle and Eric Auchard LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - British broadband provider TalkTalk said on Friday it had received a ransom demand from an unidentified party claiming responsibility for a cyber attack that could have led to the theft of personal data from its more than 4 million customers. The data could include credit card and bank details, and if the theft is confirmed by a police investigation it would be one of Britain's biggest online security breaches. "We have been contacted
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