WH Smith staff data hit by cyber attack

High Street retailer WH Smith says immoderate of its unit information has been the people of a cyber attack.

It said the determination had led to the entree to immoderate institution data, including that concerning existent and erstwhile employees.

However, Its website, lawsuit accounts and lawsuit databases are not affected, the steadfast said.

WH Smith said it had launched an probe and told the applicable authorities of the incident.

"WH Smith takes the contented of cyber information highly earnestly and investigations into the incidental are ongoing," it said.

"We are notifying each affected colleagues and person enactment measures successful spot to enactment them.

It added: "There has been nary interaction connected the trading activities of the group. Our website, lawsuit accounts and underlying lawsuit databases are connected abstracted systems that are unaffected by this incident."