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A Nottinghamshire based company is amongst several in the UK that have been hit by a data breach. Based in Beeston, Boots is one of the organisations targeted in a major hack on the the payroll platform Zellis, alongside British Airways and the BBC.
A British Airways spokesperson confirmed that they had also been affected and said all staff had been made aware. They said: "We have been informed that we are one of the companies impacted by Zellis' cybersecurity incident which occurred via one of their third-party suppliers called MOVEit. Harrods, Wilko, vet's practice group CVS and British Car Auctions all use Zellis but have all confirmed they had not been affected. The firm has also worked with two UK councils and hospitals according to its website, including Bedford Borough Council and St Vincent's University Hospital in Dublin.
“We can confirm that a small number of our customers have been impacted by this global issue and we are actively working to support them. All Zellis-owned software is unaffected and there are no associated incidents or compromises to any other part of our IT estate.
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