​TalkTalk has been urged to take its cybersecurity more seriously after failing to take action to fix a website vulnerability caused by an anonymous hacker . Sky News journalists were told of the scripting error and shown how it allowed the hacker to take control of the website and potentially target users to steal their data . The company fixed the problem after being contacted by Sky but the hacker said TalkTalk was first made aware of the issue in 2016 and had not responded to demand it be addressed .
​TalkTalk has been urged to take its cybersecurity more seriously after failing to take action to fix a website vulnerability flagged by an anonymous hacker. Sky News journalists were told of the scripting error and shown how it allowed the hacker to take control of the website and potentially target customers to steal their data. The company fixed the flaw after being contacted by Sky but the hacker said TalkTalk was first made aware of the issue in 2016 and had not responded to suggestions it be addressed.