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TalkTalk Cyber Attack

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‎22-10-2015 22:07 - edited ‎22-10-2015 22:11

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Possibility that 4 million customers could be affected. 

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/10/22/talktalk_still_down/

 

Now a story on the BBC as well.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34611857

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@MI5 wrote:
It's not the encryption that is important here....

No but a hell of a lot on the news today re Talk Talk.... has stated much of their customers personal information was not encrypted and should have been....

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on ‎24-10-2015 13:42

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Indeed, it will help keep out the casual hacker but any pro's that can get past the firewall in the first place won't be put off by encrypted files.
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And it seems they didn't tighten up their security after that post I made in February...:smileysad:

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Too many major companies don't appear to take customer security serious enough these days, I'm afraid....
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breaking update to this http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34643783 15 year old arrested !!!

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breaking update to this http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34643783 15 year old arrested !!!

Oh my god. I bet his parents are worried to death as this kid has opened a real can of worms....

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