Anyone dumb enough to be a TalkTalk customer?

[Pherlopolus]

TalkTalk customers to learn about hack next time they manage to get on Internet

TalkTalk customers are expected to learn that their personal details may have been hacked just as soon as they can borrow a reliable Internet connection from someone.

Thing is my connection is reliable, and has been the whole time this was happening. The box on the wall says openreach - not talktalk....

[JRCT]

Talk Talk has received a ransom demand...

TalkTalk cyber-attack: company has received 'ransom demand' | Business | The Guardian

"TalkTalk’s chief executive Dido Harding told the BBC: “I will go down with this ship
And I won't put my hands up and surrender..."

[CoolCat]

Funniest bit of this has been the "experts" the BBC has had in to talk on the matter. The "Today" programme on Radio 4 was particularly funny, their supposed expert knew less than my little finger. The "facts" presented were just plain wrong. And the top level summary explanation was nonsense too.

[MrMarkyMark]

The ICO is already investigating TalkTalk over two previous data breaches, Graham added – one in December 2014 and one in August.

"TalkTalk’s chief executive Dido Harding told the BBC: “I will go down with this ship
And I won't put my hands up and surrender..."

Lets hope its 3rd time lucky, then

[MicrosoftBob]

"TalkTalk’s chief executive Dido Harding told the BBC: “I will go down with this ship
And I won't put my hands up and surrender..."

Not until she finds her batteries anyway

[Zero Liability]

To be honest - Plus-net is looking the most promising - but the whole effort of actually doing anything is putting me off

Will check them out. Talktalk has been reliable and it's cheap but I'm not keen on incompetence in keeping customer details secure.

[MrMarkyMark]

Talktalk has been reliable and it's cheap

On the contrary it could prove expensive for a lot of people .

The problem is they are the sort of company that cuts corners, I know a few people that have worked there.

[AtW]

TalkTalk is likely to have a lot of older customers who did not need super fast services, just cheap internet/phone, and those customers are particularly vulnerable to cold calling from "bank" to defraud them...

[SueEllen]

TalkTalk is likely to have a lot of older customers who did not need super fast services, just cheap internet/phone, and those customers are particularly vulnerable to cold calling from "bank" to defraud them...

Luckily lots of old people only trust brand names so many are still being ripped off by BT.

The ones with the cheaper providers have normally been set up by a relation.

[Zero Liability]

On the contrary it could prove expensive for a lot of people .

The problem is they are the sort of company that cuts corners, I know a few people that have worked there.

It'll prove expensive to them as well. My contract is very nearly up, so I'll be leaving them soon. Just need to do a bit of research to avoid moving onto another sinking ship.