TalkTalk cyber attack: Call centre workers arrested in India as part of hacking probe

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Call centre workers working for recently cyber-hacked company TalkTalk in India have been arrested on suspicion of stealing customer data. The phone network company confirmed that as part of a "forensic review" into its cyber hacking scandal in October last year, three employees at a Kolkata-based call centre had been detained by police. open image in gallery Wipro in Kolkata, a contracted call centre with TalkTalk where three employees have been arrested by local police About 157,000 TalkTalk customer details, including bank account numbers, were stolen in one of the largest cyber hacks in British history. Wipro is working closely with the customer in the investigation and will continue to extend its full co-operation to the investigating authorities.” open image in gallery TalkTalk faced accusations of a "cover-up" in October 2015 after one of the biggest cyber attacks in British history TalkTalk, which was founded as a subsidiary of Carphone Warehouse in 2003, was also accused of a "cover-up" over the October data breach - reportedly keeping it secret for at least a week before admitting the scale of the hack.