TalkTalk customer data exposed via third-party supplier platform
TalkTalk in the UK launched an investigation after customer data stored on a third-party supplier platform was accessed and misused without authorization. The attacker claimed to have obtained data on about 18.84 million people, but TalkTalk said the figure was greatly exaggerated. No financial information was stored on the system.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- TalkTalk
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- Unauthorized access to and misuse of customer data stored on a third-party supplier platform
- Location
- United Kingdom
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Timeline
- TalkTalk investigated unauthorized access to and misuse of customer data, saying the attacker's claim of about 18.84 million people affected was greatly exaggerated.
- TalkTalk confirmed a data breach linked to a third-party platform.
3 related reports
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