TalkTalk Telecom Group suffered a devastating breach last year that ran from Oct. 15 to 21. The incident could have been prevented had the company put some basic security measures in place, the U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office says. The breach exposed personal data on 157,000 customers, plus bank accounts and sort codes for more than 15,000. The maximum fine that the ICO can levy is 500,000 ($635,000) under the EU General Data Protection Regulation. TalkTalk reported in February that the breach had already cost it 50 million and led it to $76 million.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/talktalk-slammed-record-fine-over-breach-a-9436