TalkTalk hit with record fine for data breach

Company ordered to pay £400,000 for security failings that led to theft of 150,000 customers' details

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TalkTalk has been handed a record fine for failing to prevent a cyber attack on its website last year.

The mobile carrier was ordered to pay £400,000 by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) after the personal details of more than 150,000 customers was stolen in October 2015. The office has the power to hand down fines of up to £500,000, says the BBC.

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