WH Smith has been targeted by a cyber attack which saw hackers access company data – including current and former employee information.
The Swindon-headquartered retailer, said the hack had not impacted its trading activities and stressed its website, customer accounts and customer databases are on unaffected separate systems.
The company said: “Upon becoming aware of the incident, we immediately launched an investigation, engaged specialist support services and implemented our incident response plans, which included notifying the relevant authorities.”
