TalkTalk breach: what to do if you're a customer

If you are a TalkTalk customer, the company says to be aware of a heightened risk of financial crime and phishing attacks

TalkTalk customers are being advised to keep an eye on their bank accounts for fraudulent activity, and to be particularly alert to the danger of "phishing" emails, after a large-scale hack at the telecoms firm.

The company has not specified exactly what data was stolen from its servers, but says that the systems accessed contained information including: