Talk Talk Cyber Hack

Terry98

Things must be bad, over five days since the latest update and nobody has been able to access their account on line since it happened.

strangeotron

AndyPix wrote: »

The easiest way to explain it to older folk, is that data has been pinched that would allow someone to call them up and pretend to be talktalk ..

Then explain that there is no need to worry, and that the simplest thing to do, is that if she gets ANY calls from TalkTalk - Simply say no thank you - wait 30 minutes and then call them back to see if it was indeed them that wanted you

No need to worry? Seriously?

mr_fishbulb

strangeotron wrote: »

No need to worry? Seriously?

What do you think there is to worry about?

AndyPix

strangeotron wrote: »

No need to worry? Seriously?

Of course not

Just don't accept any calls from anyone pertaining to be from TalkTalk and this may aswell have not happened

strangeotron

mr_fishbulb wrote: »

What do you think there is to worry about?

Taking people's credit card details.

mr_fishbulb

strangeotron wrote: »

Taking people's credit card details.

Full credit card numbers were not taken; only parts of credit cards.
The CVV2 security codes on the back of the credit cards were not taken.

What can you do with part of a credit card number? Parts of my credit card number appear on receipts. Doesn't concern me.

AndyPix

strangeotron wrote: »

Taking people's credit card details.

They took details that contained partial card numbers, with no CVV2 - Completely useless ..
In fact , here is part of one of my credit card numbers 5726-2451

Do with it as you will

strangeotron

mr_fishbulb wrote: »

Full credit card numbers were not taken; only parts of credit cards.
The CVV2 security codes on the back of the credit cards were not taken.

What can you do with part of a credit card number? Parts of my credit card number appear on receipts. Doesn't concern me.

How do we know this is the truth? I don't want to sound all 'truther' but I wouldn't put it past TT to be less than forthcoming about the full extent of what was taken.

I also have no idea what you can do with part of a credit card number. Perhaps you only need part and you can generate the rest using random number programs or something. It may or may not work, criminality is opportunistic.

AndyPix

strangeotron wrote: »

How do we know this is the truth? I don't want to sound all 'truther' but I wouldn't put it past TT to be less than forthcoming about the full extent of what was taken.

I also have no idea what you can do with part of a credit card number. Perhaps you only need part and you can generate the rest using random number programs or something. It may or may not work, criminality is opportunistic.

Its ok - If this is keeping you awake at night you can simply cancel the card that talktalk had the details for ..
Call your bank now and cancel it

Then you definitely do have nothing to worry about

50Twuncle

How many people pay their TT bills by credit/debit card ?
Don't the vast majority pay by DD (direct from bank accounts) ?
If this is the case - shouldn't we be asking about account numbers and sort codes and whether anyone can withdraw any funds with these details ?
I am assuming that the DD Guarantee will protect us ?

Does anyone know of anyone who has actually lost any money through this hack ?