TalkTalk says cyber attack "much smaller" than originally suspected
30th Oct 2015 13:48
(ShareCast News) - TalkTalk said on Friday that the extent of the data accessed in last week's cyber attack is significantly less than originally suspected. The telecom group said fewer than 21,000 unique bank account numbers and sort codes and 28,000 obscured credit and debit card details were acce
Read morePolice arrest second teenager over TalkTalk cyber attack
30th Oct 2015 10:30
(ShareCast News) - A second teenager has been arrested on suspicion of hacking the details of over 4m TalkTalk customers. Metropolitan Police said a 16-year old boy was arrested on Thursday in Feltham, West London and released on bail to appear before magistrates at a later date. Police also confir
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Oil producers on the slide as prices crash; TalkTalk reconnects with investors
27th Oct 2015 14:26
(ShareCast News) - The FTSE 250 was down 0.57% as oil companies continued to feel the pain of the impact of lower prices on the bottom line. With FTSE 100 index heavweight BP reporting a slump in profits, oil and gas producers in the midcap index fell sharply in sympathy as they prepare for a long p
Read moreTalkTalk teenage hacking suspect out on bail
27th Oct 2015 12:55
(ShareCast News) - The 15-year old boy arrested over an alleged cyber attack on TalkTalk has been released on bail, police said. Police said the boy from Country Antrim in Northern Ireland, who was arrested on Monday on suspicion of offences under the Computer Misuse Act, was released on bail on Tue
Read moreFifteen year old boy arrested in connection with TalkTalk hacking scandal
26th Oct 2015 16:40
(ShareCast News) - A fifteen year-old boy has been arrested in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, in connection with the hacking of TalkTalk customer details. On Monday, 26 October, at approximately 16:20 GMT officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), working with detectives from the
Read moreLondon close: Equities close lower as investors weigh disappointing UK, US data
26th Oct 2015 16:11
(ShareCast News) - The UK equity market slumped on Monday as worse-than-expected data in the UK and in the US offset a better-than-forecast German business confidence report. The CBI Industrial Trends Survey's headline total orders balance fell from -7 in September to -18 in October, its lowest leve
Read moreTalkTalk tumbles further as hacking fears linger, MPs launch inquiry
26th Oct 2015 10:56
(ShareCast News) - Shares in TalkTalk and some telecoms sector peers were knocked back for the second time since Friday's cyber-heist, after hackers warned over the weekend that they were planning another attack A parliamentary inquiry into the attack has been planned, culture minister Ed Vaizey tol
Read moreSunday newspaper round-up: TalkTalk, Carney, BoE
25th Oct 2015 14:34
(ShareCast News) - TalkTalk customers have had their bank accounts emptied after a huge cyberattack on the telecoms company, it was revealed last night. Senior staff ignored a warning more than a year ago that online security was lacking. - The Times TalkTalk customers targeted by cyber-criminals re
Read moreSunday share tips: TalkTalk, Provident Financial
25th Oct 2015 13:31
(ShareCast News) - The negative impact on Talktalk after the company admitted that customer data - such as credit card details and birth dates - may have been stolen will stick. It was the third data breach this year and will hurt the firm's attempt to repair its reputation with customers. It also r
Read moreTalkTalk customer data at risk from 'significant' cyber breach
23rd Oct 2015 07:16
(ShareCast News) - TalkTalk said a criminal investigation was launched by the Metropolitan Police cyber crime unit on Thursday following a "significant and sustained" cyberattack on the company's website, which it discovered on Wednesday. The investigation is ongoing, but the company said there is a
Read moreFriday newspaper round-up: TalkTalk, HSBC, Regulation
23rd Oct 2015 06:30
(ShareCast News) - The personal and financial details of more than four million TalkTalk customers may have been stolen in a cyberattack that brought down the telecom company's website. A police investigation has begun after the "significant and sustained" attack on the website on Wednesday by unide
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: ICAP slumps on downgrade; Provident Financial rallies on results
16th Oct 2015 14:30
(ShareCast News) - London's FTSE 250 index was down 0.1% to 16,927.90 at 1445 BST, underperforming the broader market, which rose amid hopes of further central bank stimulus. Interdealer broker ICAP slumped after Barclays downgraded the stock to 'equalweight' from 'overweight' and cut the price targ
Read moreVodafone's Colao 'should retire' after Liberty talks collapse, says Aviate's Campling
15th Sep 2015 12:51
(ShareCast News) - Vodafone chief executive Vittorio Colao should step down after Liberty Global walked away from merger talks, telecoms analyst Neil Campling has said, while numerous other consequences could follow. The highly respected Campling, a partner at London broker Aviate Global, said tight
Read moreVodafone and Liberty merger talks making little progress
15th Sep 2015 10:15
(ShareCast News) - After several months of talks, Vodafone and Liberty Global have been unable to agree their mooted merger or exchange of European assets. London-headquartered Liberty's US-based chairman John Malone said the two companies remained in deadlock about how to successfully create the va
Read moreBroker tips: Wizz Air, TalkTalk, Reckitt Benckiser
3rd Sep 2015 17:02
(ShareCast News) - UBS initiated coverage of Wizz Air shares at 'buy' with a 2,200 price target, noting that the company has a strong track record of growing traffic and profits. The bank said Wizz's market focus on Central and Eastern Europe offers structural growth. The broker´s analysts highlight
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