TalkTalk cyber-attack: third person arrested and released on bail

20-year-old man arrested in Staffordshire in connection with attack on telecoms firm, following arrest of two teenagers

A 20-year-old man arrested in connection with the cyber-attack on telecoms firm TalkTalk has been released on bail. Scotland Yard said he will attend a police station in early March pending further inquiries. He had been held on suspicion of offences under the Computer Misuse Act.

The man, who was detained at an address in Staffordshire on Saturday, is the third person to be held in relation to the alleged data theft. Two teenagers were previously arrested over the cyber-attack. A 16-year-old boy, from Feltham in west London, was held on suspicion of computer misuse after a search of his home on Thursday. The teenager has been bailed to a date yet to be confirmed. And a 15-year-old boy from County Antrim in Northern Ireland was arrested on Monday and was bailed until a date in November.