TalkTalk cyber-attack not as bad as first thought, company says
by Damien Gayle and agencies from Technology | The Guardian on (#RFF2)
Firm says customer data stolen 'materially lower' than thought and would not allow money to be taken from bank accounts
TalkTalk has said the amount of customers' financial information stolen by hackers is "materially lower" than first thought and would not allow money to be taken from bank accounts.
The embattled telecoms company said on Saturday that the cyber-attack, which took place on Wednesday, targeted its website and not its core systems.
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