Intruder alert: UK retailer WH Smith hit by another data leak
Less than a year after its online greetings card subsidiary Funky Pigeon was attacked, WH Smith has admitted someone broke into its systems.London Stock ExchangePublic companies like WH Smith – which is is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index – have to disclose these things under financial regulator rules, lest shareholders sue them at a later date for not coughing up the information in a timely manner.
WH Smith said the attack had"resulted" in illegal access to some company data, including on current and former employees. However, its website, customer accounts and"underlying customer databases" were on separate systems that were not accessed, it said. As for the staffers whose data was snaffled, it is"notifying all affected colleagues and have put measures in place to support them."
It added:"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." The group, which is just weeks away from reporting its results for the half year to February 28, added that it had seen"strong trading performance" and that its commercial activities were not affected.
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