Personal data of more than 25,000 BBC employees leaked, official denies ransomware attack

News from this site on June 3, according to the British "Guardian" report, the details of more than 25,000 current and former BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) employees were compromised due to a data breach. exposed, the BBC has launched an investigation. It is reported that the data breach involved sensitive information including names, birthdays, work records and salaries, covering more than 25,000 employees. The BBC has launched an investigation into this matter and taken appropriate measures to ensure the security of employees' personal information. The data breach is not yet clear

The company's pension scheme wrote to members last Wednesday local time to say their details had been stolen in a data security incident that the company was taking "extremely seriously" this event. A spokesman for the pension scheme said details of around 25,290 people were affected.

According to the BBC, no evidence was found to indicate that the incident was a ransomware attack. This site inquired and learned that the BBC has one of the largest occupational pension schemes in the UK, with more than 50,000 members.

In an email to those affected, the pension scheme did not explain how the breach occurred, saying only that private records were "copied from an online data storage service". The leaked data includes members' names, dates of birth and gender, home addresses, national insurance numbers and information indicating they are members of the BBC pension scheme.

The pension scheme said the breach did not include any banking details, financial information, phone numbers, email addresses, usernames or passwords, or any sensitive health information.

The latest news shows that the incident has been reported to the British privacy regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the Pensions Regulator. Catherine Claydon, chair of the BBC Pensions Trust, said in an email: "We are taking this incident very seriously and would like to reassure you that we and the BBC have taken immediate steps to assess and contain the incident."

The BBC also stated that there is currently no evidence that private information has been misused, but this is being monitored. It advised members to "remain vigilant for any activity that appears to be unusual".

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