Retailer
WH
Smith
disclosed
a
data
breach
following
a
cyber
attack,
threat
actors
had
access
to
access
company
data.
Retailer
WH
Smith
revealed
that
threat
actors
have
breached
its
infrastructure
and
had
access
to
the
data
of
about
12,500
current
and
former
employees.
The
company
immediately
launched
an
investigation
into
the
incident
with
the
help
of
specialist
support
services,
it
also
notified
the
relevant
authorities.
The
company
is
notifying
all
affected
employees
and
announced
it
has
put
measures
in
place
to
support
them.
“WH
Smith
PLC
has
been
the
target
of
a
cyber
security
incident
which
has
resulted
in
illegal
access
to
some
company
data,
including
current
and
former
employee
data.
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.”
reads
a
notice
filed
with
the
London
Stock
Exchange’s Regulatory
News
Service.
“There
has
been
no
impact
on
the
trading
activities
of
the
Group.”
The
company
pointed
out
that
its
customer
data
were
not
impacted.
WH
Smith
has
more
than
1,700
stores
that
sell
books,
stationery,
magazines,
newspapers,
entertainment
products
and
confectionery.
The
notice
doesn’t
provide
details
about
the
attack,
however,
the
impact
reported
in
the
notice
is
consistent
with
a
ransomware
attack.
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