"It's good to talk"   

 . . . HTH 

Thanks El Loro ....I have been monitoring the situation as I am one of those affected ....but I refuse to panic ...too much Thankfully I never use the same password for more than thing , plus I am already paranoid about emails /phone calls etc. ...so fingers crossed  

Thanks El.

My parents are with TalkTalk and although my dad is suspicious and cynical by nature, my mum is a trusting soul who might get scammed, so I made sure they've heard the warnings about this issue.

We have one of our land lines with TT. We pay by direct debit. I've tried to log into the site on and off but gave up.

Ditto  GJ .....but am not even going to try logging on at the moment ....especially as one news broadcast warned that the hackers might set up *spoof * sites to gain more info  

TalkTalk disabled their "My Account" section as a precaution while their investigation continues.

They say it will become available later today.

Scary they can do this 

A great band. 

One of their best songs "Such a Shame"

FYI, just received my notification from TalkTalk:

Your TalkTalk account number: 0123456789

Dear Mr Eugene's Lair, We are very sorry to tell you that on Thursday 22nd October a criminal investigation was launched by the Metropolitan Police Cyber Crime Unit following a significant and sustained cyberattack on our website on Wednesday 21st October. The investigation is ongoing, but unfortunately there is a chance that some of the following data may have been accessed:   • Names • Addresses • Date of birth • Phone numbers • Email addresses • TalkTalk account information • Credit card details and/or bank details   We are continuing to work with leading cyber crime specialists and the Metropolitan Police to establish exactly what happened and the extent of any information accessed.   We would like to reassure you that we take any threat to the security of our customers’ data very seriously. We constantly review and update our systems to make sure they are as secure as possible and we’re taking all the necessary steps to understand this incident and to protect as best we can against similar attacks in future. Unfortunately cyber criminals are becoming increasingly sophisticated and attacks against companies which do business online are becoming more frequent. What we are doing:      • We are contacting all our customers straight away to let them know what has happened and we will keep you up to date as we learn more.   • We have taken all necessary measures to make our website secure again following the attack.   • Together with cyber crime experts and the Metropolitan Police, we’re completing a thorough investigation.   • We have contacted the Information Commissioner’s Office.   • We’ve contacted the major banks, and they will be monitoring for any suspicious activity on our customers’ accounts.   • We are looking to organise a year’s free credit monitoring for all of our customers and will be in touch on this in due course. What you can do:     • Keep an eye on your accounts over the next few months. If you see anything unusual, please contact your bank and Action Fraud as soon as possible. Action Fraud is the UK’s national fraud and internet crime reporting centre, and they can be reached on 0300 123 2040 or via http://www.actionfraud.police.uk   • If you are contacted by anyone asking you for personal data or passwords (such as for your bank account), please take all steps to check the true identity of the organisation.   • Change the password for your TalkTalk account and any other accounts that use the same password.   • Check your credit report with the three main credit agencies: Call Credit, Experian and Equifax. Noddle also allows free access to your credit report for life.   Please be aware, TalkTalk will NEVER call customers and ask you to provide bank details unless we have already had specific permission from you to do so.   TalkTalk will also NEVER:   • Ask for your bank details to process a refund. If you are ever due a refund from us, we would only be able to process this if your bank details are already registered on our systems.   • Call you and ask you to download software onto your computer, unless you have previously contacted TalkTalk and agreed a call back for this to take place.   • Send you emails asking you to provide your full password. We will only ever ask for two digits from it to protect your security. We understand this will be concerning and frustrating, and we want to reassure you that we are continuing to take every action possible to keep your information safe. If you have any questions, please visit http://help2.talktalk.co.uk/oct22incident for more information, or you can call us on 0800 083 2710 or 0141 230 0707.     Yours sincerely,   Tristia Harrison Managing Director, Consumer

I've always been sceptical as to how they can provide a service at a third of the price of BT.

Apparently it's not only current customers of Talk Talk that are at risk but previous ones, too

Some customers criticising TalkTalk over the company's response.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34627541

Some of them reporting they've lost money out of their bank accounts but it's not clear if those are related to the cyber attack or scams which have been around for some time.

Yes El Loro! I was wondering about that. If they had found a direct way into bank accounts we really would be in trouble. No-one seems to know.

A 15 year old boy in Northern Ireland, has been arrested in connection with the hacking at TalkTalk.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34643783

I heard that news last night.

The boy has been released on bail pending further enquiries,

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-n...ern-ireland-34646196

The Register has done an interesting "timeline" of the TalkTalk hack, highlighting the contradictory statements the company has made, and how little is yet known about what actually happened:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2...t_management_review/

"The Register has contacted TalkTalk and made many enquiries regarding its security practices. We had not received any answer to our enquiries at the time of publication."