15-Year-Old Boy Arrested In Connection With TalkTalk Hack (bbc.co.uk)

Phil Ronan writes: Scotland Yard says police have arrested a 15-year-old boy in connection with the recent hack on UK phone and internet provider TalkTalk. Authorities are in the process of questioning him and conducting a search of the house he lives in. TalkTalk now says the breach was smaller than it thought, and full credit card details are not at risk. "Dido Harding said any credit card details taken would have been partial and the information may not have been enough to withdraw money 'on its own.' Card details accessed were incomplete — with many numbers appearing as an x — and 'not usable' for financial transactions, it added." In other news, businesses leaders are calling on the government to take "urgent action" against cyber-criminals, because somehow the security of their online systems is the government's responsibility, not theirs.

Comments

That editorial summary tho

[Sowelu]

I mean, of course if your store is getting broken into a lot, you should buy better locks. Doesn't mean that if there's a crime spree and a rash of of robberies you shouldn't call on the government to investigate or patrol more.

More seriously

[TheCarp]

I think what we really need is an immediate and complete cessation of any and all funding, and public attention paid to any organizations and all persons who are known to use the prefix "cyber" unironically in any context other than particular role playing games and genres of fantasy novel.

I propose a huge penalty...

[Type44Q]

I propose a huge penalty for companies that allow inexperienced programmers to hack into them. :)