TalkTalk full-year profits slashed in half after cyber attack

Dan Worth
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Profits fall from £32m to £14m

The cyber attack on TalkTalk in November 2015 caused profits for its 2016 financial year to fall to £14m, less than half the £32m posted in 2015. TalkTalk's financials show that the firm incurre...

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