British Airways, Boots and BBC among companies hit by cyber security attack FT

British Airways, Boots and the BBC were among the groups to warn employees on Monday they had been affected by the breach that hit software used by Zellis, the UK payroll provider which serves nearly half of FTSE 100 companies.

The BBC, the national broadcaster with about 20,000 workers, and Boots, the pharmacy retailer that employs more than 50,000, alerted staff to the potential breach which affected their names, dates of birth and National Insurance numbers. British Airways, which in 2020 was fined £20mn for leaking customer data, said it would “provide support and advice” to relevant staff.