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Mass hack at BBC, British Airways, Boots and DHL sparks class action lawsuit probe

A LAW FIRM is considering filing class action lawsuits against British Airways (BA), the BBC, Boots and DHL after a mass hack of workers’ personal data last month.

Leigh Day said today it was investigating data breach claims for up to 200 current and former employees of the companies, who were told that they had been affected by the attack.

Notorious Russian ransomware cyber group Clop hacked the personal details of many thousands of employees to sell on the black market, experts say.

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