Teen Arrested For TalkTalk Cyber Attack

(RTTNews) - The police have reportedly arrested a 15-year-old boy in Northern Ireland in connection with the British telecom company TalkTalk hacking attack.

The boy was arrested in County Antrim at about 4.20pm on Monday by the Police Service of Northern Ireland officials along with detectives from the Metropolitan Police Cyber Crime Unit.

The boy has been arrested on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offences and is being questioned at Antrim police station.

Last week. TalkTalk said it had been hacked and warned that bank details and personal information of about four million customer might have been accessed.

Meanwhile, during the weekend, TalkTalk CEO said the attack was "smaller" than initially anticipated and said was not enough for the criminal to take money from customers' account.

TalkTalk confirmed that it did not store complete credit card details on the website; any credit card details that may have been accessed had a series of numbers hidden and therefore are not usable for financial transactions. TalkTalk My Account passwords have not been accessed.

"We know this has been a worrying time for customers and we are grateful for the swift response and hard work of the police. We will continue to assist with the ongoing investigation," according to a Guardian report citing a statement from TalkTalk.

"In the meantime, we advise customers to visit http://talktalk.co.uk/secure for updates and information regarding this incident."