The Metropolitan Police Cyber Crime Unit has launched a criminal investigation following a significant attack on the TalkTalk website.
In a statement the broadband and TV provider admitted that credit card and bank details may have been compromised. Dates of birth, email addresses and account information may also have been revealed.
As she toured the TV studios on Thursday evening, chief executive Dido Harding said the company would offer year-long free credit checks to customers, to ensure their accounts remained in good order.
“TalkTalk constantly updates its systems to make sure they are as secure as possible against the rapidly evolving threat of cyber crime, impacting an increasing number of individuals and organisations,” she said. “We take any threat to the security of our customers’ data extremely seriously and we are taking all the necessary steps to understand what has happened here. As a precaution, we are contacting all our customers straight away with information, support and advice around yesterday’s attack.”
It’s the second time that TalkTalk has been targeted. In August it emerged that the company’s mobile sales site had been targeted.
