TalkTalk has come under fire for a recent security breach in which thousands of customers' router credentials were targeted. TalkTalk was alerted to the attack by Pen Test Partners, which said a variant of the Mirai virus was "forcing TalkTalk routers to reveal their WiFi passwords". An estimated 57,000 customers could be affected. The risk to TalkTalk's subscribers was first flagged over the weekend by cyber-security researchers at Pen Test Partners who warned that a variant of the Mirai worm was exploiting a vulnerability to force TalkTalk routers to reveal their Wi-Fi passwords but the UK broadband provider played down the discovery saying it was making ‘good progress to protect its routers. The company is also facing criticism over its handling of customer data following revelations that it sold personal details about more than 500,000 users without consent.
TalkTalk has come under fire for a recent security breach in which thousands of customers' router credentials were targeted. TalkTalk was alerted to the attack by Pen Test Partners, which said a variant of the Mirai virus was "forcing TalkTalk routers to reveal their WiFi passwords". An estimated 57,000 customers could be affected. The company is also facing criticism over its handling of customer data following revelations that it sold personal details about more than 500,000 users without consent.