TfL Hack Exposes 10M Users, Largest in UK History

0:00On March 6, a massive cyber attack on transport for London back in late August and early September of 2024 exposed the personal data. Of around 10 million people, marking one of the largest hacks in British history. Hackers from the scattered spider group broken to TFL's internal systems, downloading a huge customer database with names, email addresses, phone. Numbers and home addresses, which caused 39 million pounds in damages and knocked out online services for a while. TFL initially said only some customers were affected, but later sent emails to over 7 million with registered addresses, though many never got. Warned because they lacked active emails, drawing criticism for lack of full transparency. The BBC got a look at the stolen database from someone in the hacking world, confirming the enormous scale with nearly 15 million lines of data. Some duplicates, while TFL's data watchdog clear them of any wrongdoing after a full review. Experts say spelling out breach sizes helps people protect themselves from scams and with trials for two British teenagers linked to the hack.

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