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TfL cyber-attack: teenager from Walsall arrested in connection with data breach

TfL cyber-attack: teenager from Walsall arrested in connection with data breach



Transport for London contacts 5,000 customers to say email and bank account details could have been accessedBusiness live – latest updatesPolice have arrested a teenager from Walsall in connection with the cyber-attack on Transport for London, as TfL said it had discovered thousands of customers’ details had potentially been breached.The National Crime Agency said the 17-year-old male was detained on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offences in relation to the attack launched on TfL’s systems on Sunday 1 September.

The teenager was arrested on Thursday last week and released on bail after questioning by NCA officers. Continue reading…



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Author : Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

Publish date : 2024-09-12 14:07:18

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