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A fifth person has been arrested as part of an investigation into the cyber-attack on telecoms firm TalkTalk in October, the Metropolitan police have said. The 18-year-old was taken into custody after police raided a property in Llanelli, south Wales, on Tuesday and was held at the Dyfed Powys police station on suspicion of blackmail.A fifth person has been arrested as part of an investigation into the cyber-attack on telecoms firm TalkTalk in October, the Metropolitan police have said. The 18-year-old was taken into custody after police raided a property in Llanelli, south Wales, on Tuesday and was held at the Dyfed Powys police station on suspicion of blackmail.
Four others have been arrested during the investigation: two 16-year-old boys, a 20-year-old man, and a 15-year-old boy from Northern Ireland who was released on Monday. It was the third in a spate of similar attacks affecting TalkTalk within eight months, with incidents in August and February resulting in customers’ data being stolen.Four others have been arrested during the investigation: two 16-year-old boys, a 20-year-old man, and a 15-year-old boy from Northern Ireland who was released on Monday. It was the third in a spate of similar attacks affecting TalkTalk within eight months, with incidents in August and February resulting in customers’ data being stolen.
In a statement, the Met said the investigation was being carried out by its cybercrime unit, the PSNI’s cybercrime centre and the National Crime Agency.In a statement, the Met said the investigation was being carried out by its cybercrime unit, the PSNI’s cybercrime centre and the National Crime Agency.
TalkTalk’s chief executive, Dido Harding, said she was still unsure how many of its four million UK customers had been affected by the attack, which hit the company’s website rather than its “core systems”. During the attack hackers accessed the details of 156,959 customers and 15,656 bank account numbers.
Jesse Norman, chair of the Commons culture, media and sport select committee, is leading an inquiry into the alleged data breach. Officers are investigating a ransom demand sent to the phone and broadband provider by someone claiming to be responsible and seeking payment. The firm said it was not sure if the message was genuine.Jesse Norman, chair of the Commons culture, media and sport select committee, is leading an inquiry into the alleged data breach. Officers are investigating a ransom demand sent to the phone and broadband provider by someone claiming to be responsible and seeking payment. The firm said it was not sure if the message was genuine.
• This article was amended on 17 December 2015. An earlier version in both the picture caption and text said that TalkTalk’s chief executive, Dido Harding said she was still unsure how many of its four million Uk customers had been affected. This has been corrected.