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Oct 2017
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Ep 4: Panic! at the TalkTalk Board Room

Jack Rhysider
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Mobile provider TalkTalk suffered a major breach in 2015. The CEO tried her best to keep angry customers calm and carry on. The UK government and Metropolitan Police investigate the breach. We get a rare glimpse of how the CEO handles the crisis.


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