Jishnu Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 A few more details have emerged in the cyber-attack on one of the UK’s largest ISPs, TalkTalk.TalkTalk, with around four million UK customers, now says that it was hit by a severe distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that was a cover for a plot to access customer data, including profile information, credit-card details and passwords. The comms company has admitted that unauthorized access occurred; and that it has been asked for ransom.A TalkTalk spokeswoman told media late Friday: "We can confirm we were contacted by someone claiming to be responsible and seeking payment." Read more : http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/sql-injection-possible-vector-for/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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