Hundreds of thousands of UK workers could have key information compromised after a devastating cyber attack targeting a platform responsible for paying wages. People working for the BBC, Boots, British Airways have potentially been compromised.
A total of eight UK businesses and organisations have been impacted by the data breach at payroll platform Zellis but they have not all been named yet. Zellis is known to handle services for hundreds of companies in the UK.
One of the organisations impacted is the BBC and a spokesperson said: “We are aware of a data breach at our third party supplier, Zellis, and are working closely with them as they urgently investigate the extent of the breach.