Cybercriminals raid BBC pension database, steal records of over 25,000 people

May 30, 2024 at 10:12AM The BBC has emailed over 25,000 current and former employees regarding a security breach involving their pension scheme’s personal data. The incident, discovered by the BBC’s infosec team, led to the theft of personal information from a database. The affected members have been offered credit monitoring and additional security measures … Read more

BBC suffers data breach impacting current, former employees

May 30, 2024 at 10:06AM The BBC disclosed a data security incident on May 21, affecting about 25,000 individuals in its Pension Scheme. Compromised data includes personal information such as names, national insurance numbers, dates of birth, gender, and addresses. However, bank details and email addresses were not exposed. BBC assures the safety of its … Read more