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Two ‘computer hackers’ accused of breaking into TalkTalk’s servers in a data breach that cost the firm £42m will stand trial next year

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Dissent

Joseph Curtis reports:

Two suspected computer hackers accused of targeting mobile network TalkTalk and stealing their customer banking details will stand trial in July next year.

Matthew Hanley, 21, and Connor Allsopp, 19, are said to be involved in the massive data breach in October last year, said to have cost the company £42million in lost business.

Hanley is also accused of hacking into Nasa, the National Climatic Data Center and another 23 websites including Spotify, Telstra, the RAC and The Eton Collection.

Both men appeared at the Old Bailey today to deny a total of 11 charges.

Read more on Daily Mail.

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