British Airways, Boots, and the BBC hit by payroll hack

The cybersecurity breach also affecting the government of Nova Scotia in Canada occurred at their payroll provider, Zellis, which said it was exposed by MOVEit file transfer software

Tens of thousands of employees of British Airways, Boots, and the BBC were among those who had their personal data exposed following a wide-ranging breach centered on a popular file transfer tool, the organisations have confirmed.

BA, Boots, and the BBC said the breach occurred at their payroll provider, Zellis. The provincial government of Nova Scotia in Canada was also hit.