Fifth Suspect Arrested in TalkTalk Breach on Blackmail Charges
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 12/01/2015 09:37 AM
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British authorities have arrested an 18-year-old boy from the town of Llanelli in Dyfed, Wales on suspicion of blackmail in the Oct. 22nd attack on ISP TalkTalk.
TalkTalk CEO, Dido Harding, told the media that they received an email demanding the payment of a ransom. The ransom note indicated that payment would put an end to the DDoS attack and would forestall the leaking of stolen data.
Three male teenagers and a man were previously arrested on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offences. The suspects, none of whom were named, are a 15-year-old from Northern Ireland, two 16-year-olds from Feltham and Norwich, and a 20-year-old from Staffordshire. They all have been bailed pending further inquiries.
The stolen data comprised of roughly 15,000 bank account numbers and sort codes, 28,000 partial debit and credit card numbers and the personal data of nearly 157,000 customers.
Source: SecurityWeek
TalkTalk CEO, Dido Harding, told the media that they received an email demanding the payment of a ransom. The ransom note indicated that payment would put an end to the DDoS attack and would forestall the leaking of stolen data.Three male teenagers and a man were previously arrested on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offences. The suspects, none of whom were named, are a 15-year-old from Northern Ireland, two 16-year-olds from Feltham and Norwich, and a 20-year-old from Staffordshire. They all have been bailed pending further inquiries.
The stolen data comprised of roughly 15,000 bank account numbers and sort codes, 28,000 partial debit and credit card numbers and the personal data of nearly 157,000 customers.
Source: SecurityWeek
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