TalkTalk hit with record £400k fine over cyber-attack

Internet service provider handed fine by Information Commissioner's Office after security failings allowed customer data to be accessed 'with ease'

TalkTalk has been hit with a record 400,000 fine for the security failings that led to the company being hacked in October 2015.

The Information Commissioner's Office levied the fine saying that the attack "could have been prevented if TalkTalk had taken basic steps to protect customers' information".