"Around 10 million people had their data stolen when Transport for London (TfL) was hacked in 2024, the BBC has discovered, making it one of the biggest hacks in British history. At the time the company only disclosed that "some" customers had been affected, but has now confirmed that millions of people had their personal data taken."
"The cyber-attack, by hackers from the so-called Scattered Spider crime group, breached TfL's internal computer systems, disrupting its online services and causing 39m in damages. The hackers downloaded a database containing customer information - and by seeing a copy of the file BBC News has established the scale of the hack."
"It contains names, email addresses, home phone numbers, mobile phone numbers and physical addresses of an estimated 10 million people. The person, who did not reveal their identity, shared the database with the BBC so it could verify the data. The data, deleted by the BBC after viewing, contains millions of lines of names and personal details."
Transport for London suffered a major cyber-attack between late August and early September 2024 by the Scattered Spider crime group, compromising approximately 10 million customers' personal data. The breach included names, email addresses, home and mobile phone numbers, and physical addresses. TfL initially disclosed only that "some" customers were affected but has now confirmed the massive scale. The attack disrupted online services and information boards, causing £39 million in damages. TfL sent notification emails to over 7.1 million customers, though only 58% opened them. The BBC verified the breach by examining a copy of the stolen database before deleting it.
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