They continued: "We of course take all security issues very seriously. ​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. The company said it was investigating the issue and had taken steps to protect customer 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.
​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. The company said it was investigating the issue and had taken steps to protect customer 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.