What is the difference between data breach and cyber attack?

A cyber attack is the stealing of data or confidential information by electronic means, including ransomware and hacking. A data breach is any unauthorized or unintentional disclosure of confidential information. The person sitting next to you could unintentionally cause the next data breach.

What is TalkTalk attack?

TalkTalk spotted issues with its site on 21 October 2015 and launched an investigation before warning customers the following day. This led to its then-CEO Dido Harding being subjected to blackmail attempts, with hackers demanding Bitcoin in exchange for the stolen data.

How long does it take to clear a cyber attack?

In very unusual situations, companies are only down for a day or two. In other unusual cases, it can take months. Most companies fall somewhere between the two to four week range, given their struggle with not knowing what they are doing.

How much compensation can you get for data breach?

How much is the average compensation for breach of the Data Protection Act? The average compensation for breach of the Data Protection Act is between £1,000 and £42,900. In some cases, you may be able to claim more compensation for personal data breach that causes you distress.

Is data breach a cyber attack?

Unlike most of the other topics we’ve covered under Cybersecurity Basics, a data breach isn’t a threat or attack in its own right.

What is a cyber security breach?

A security breach is any incident that results in unauthorized access to computer data, applications, networks or devices. It results in information being accessed without authorization. A security breach is effectively a break-in, whereas a data breach is defined as the cybercriminal getting away with information.

How did TalkTalk get hacked?

Kelley turned to hacking when he failed to get the GCSE grades to get on to a computer course, the court heard. He hacked the college “out of spite” before targeting companies in Canada, Australia and the UK – including TalkTalk which has four million customers.

Has TalkTalk been hacked 2019?

In a programme due to be broadcast on BBC1 tonight, BBC Watchdog Live confirms that its investigations have revealed that the hacked personal information of over 4,500 TalkTalk customers, including their names, address, dates of birth, email addresses, TalkTalk account numbers, bank account numbers and sort codes, were …

What happens after a cyber attack?

A cyberattack often happens first. A data breach might follow. Both incidents can have an impact on you. The damage could range from lost data on your laptop to blocked access to certain government services.

How long does it take to detect a cyber attack?

A report by IBM found that the average time to detect and contain a data breach is 280 days. The longer a breach goes unaddressed, the more data gets leaked and the larger the overall impact – financial and otherwise. The same report found that by containing a breach in under 200 days, you can save $1 million in costs.

What does General personal data include?

Personal data are any information which are related to an identified or identifiable natural person. For example, the telephone, credit card or personnel number of a person, account data, number plate, appearance, customer number or address are all personal data.

What is classed as a data breach?

A personal data breach means a breach of security leading to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of, or access to, personal data. This includes breaches that are the result of both accidental and deliberate causes.

When did the cyber attack on TalkTalk happen?

A man walks into a TalkTalk building in London, Britain October 23, 2015. Britain’s TalkTalk said a “significant and sustained” cyber attack on its website could involve the theft of private data from all of the broadband supplier’s more than 4 million customers. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

What was the total cost of the TalkTalk data breach?

In a trading update, TalkTalk reports that the total cost of the damages it expects to incur as a result of the October data breach will range between £30 million and £35 million. These damages, the company goes on to explain, are largely due to a “loss of online sales and service capability.”

What to do if your data is hacked by TalkTalk?

Ms Rupan said people had previously to show evidence of financial loss as a result of breach of data protection laws to have a chance of getting compensation. But, after the Court of Appeal’s ruling, an inability to do so was no longer seen as barrier to asserting the rights afforded by data protection legislation.

Why did TalkTalk get fined by the ICO?

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a record £400,000 fine to TalkTalk for its failure to protect customer data, after its data breach last October. According to the ICO, security failings by TalkTalk allowed a hacker to access customer data ‘with ease’.