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Sami Quadri

British Airways, BBC and Boots staff hit in major payroll cyber attack 'linked to Russia'

Tens of thousands of staff at British Airways, BBC and Boots may have had their details stolen in a suspected Russian-linked cyber attack.

BA bosses emailed staff on Monday morning warning them that their details may have been compromised due to a “cyber security incident” which has led to the “disclosure of personal information about colleagues paid through British Airways’ payroll in the UK and Ireland”.

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