Northern Ireland

TalkTalk cyber attack: are customers in north affected?

 TalkTalk received a ransom demand from someone claiming to be behind a cyber attack which may have resulted in sensitive data belonging to millions of its customers being stolen, the company said
 TalkTalk received a ransom demand from someone claiming to be behind a cyber attack which may have resulted in sensitive data belonging to millions of its customers being stolen, the company said  TalkTalk received a ransom demand from someone claiming to be behind a cyber attack which may have resulted in sensitive data belonging to millions of its customers being stolen, the company said
By Claire Simpson

IT remained unclear last night how many people in the north may be affected by the cyber attack on TalkTalk.

The telecoms company said personal and banking details of up to four million customers may have been accessed in the “significant” attack on Wednesday.

Hackers may have been able to access the personal details of past as well as present customers.

A TalkTalk spokeswoman said she did “not have immediate access” to figures showing the number of customers the company had in Northern Ireland.

The company launched its broadband service in 2004. It is understood to have built up a strong customer base in the north’s urban areas.

TalkTalk said it is working with credit reporting service Noddle to offer 12 months of credit monitoring alerts for free following the cyber attack.

A TalkTalk spokesman said: “We are also working hard to get our services back up securely so they are available for customers to use safely and securely as soon as possible. We are extremely sorry for any concern and inconvenience this incident may have caused.”