Three Wipro employees in Kolkata were arrested over security breach in the customer records of telecom client TalkTalk, based in the UK. The development is likely to impose a huge impact on the IT Company.

The news was carried by British media on Wednesday. The major fixed line broadband and voice telephony services company, TalkTalk has revenue of 1.7 billion pounds. In October, the firm suffered a major cyber attack, compromising personal and financial details like bank account information of nearly 1,57,000 customers.

TalkTalk carried out a forensic review of operations after the October cyberattack and then idenfied the criminal acts. Defence company, BAE Systems was hired to investigate the cyberattack. The forensic review was to make sure security aspects of TalkTalk including that of suppliers.

The TalkTalk spokesperson said, "As part of the review, we have been working with Wipro and the local police in Kolkata. Acting on information supplied by TalkTalk, the local police have arrested three individuals who have breached our policies and the terms of our contract with Wipro."

Sources told TOI that the size of deal could be 70 million pounds spread over six years. But this could not be confirmed. TalkTalk spokesperson Isobel Bradshaw said, "Sadly, we cannot comment on the details of our relationship or contract with Wipro, as it is commercially sensitive."

-Sumana