LONDON - Tens of thousands of employees of British Airways, the UK drugstore chain Boots and Britain's BBC were among those whose personal data was exposed following a wide-ranging breach centred on a popular file transfer tool, the organisations confirmed on Monday (June 5). BA, the BBC and Boots said the breach occurred at their payroll provider, Zellis. The provincial...
LONDON - Tens of thousands of employees of British Airways, the UK drugstore chain Boots and Britain's BBC were among those whose personal data was exposed following a wide-ranging breach centred on a popular file transfer tool, the organisations confirmed on Monday .
The data from Zellis and the Nova Scotia government was exposed through their use of the MOVEit file transfer software, both organizations said in separate statements. Zellis declined to say how many customers were affected. British Airways, owned by IAG, said it had notified affected employees and was providing them with support. Boots, part of Walgreens Boots Alliance , said the attack had included some of its employees' personal details. The BBC said it was working with Zellis "as they urgently investigate the extent of the breach.
Microsoft on Sunday said it believed the group behind the hacks was Lace Tempest - the nickname assigned to online extortionists who run the cl0p ransomware site.
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