TalkTalk hack: 19-year-old appears in court over 2015 cyber attack

Dan Worth
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Daniel Kelley alleged to have demanded £216,000 in payment

A 19-year-old man has appeared in court charged with hacking and blackmailing offences in relation to the cyber attack on TalkTalk in October 2015. Daniel Kelley, from Llanelli, Wales, appeared ...

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