27th Oct 2015 14:00
LONDON (Alliance News) - More than 2,000 members of staff at Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC are planning to sue the grocer after their personal details were leaked online, according to a BBC report.
The personal and financial details of almost 100,000 staff were posted online by a company auditor, Andrew Skelton, in 2013. Skelton was subsequently jailed for eight years.
Now, more than 2,000 victims of the leak are pursuing legal action against the supermarket chain, claiming that it could have done more to protect their data, the BBC said.
"My clients' position is that Morrisons failed to prevent a data leak which exposed tens of thousands of its employees to the very real risk of identity theft and potential loss," Nick McAleenan, a data privacy lawyer representing the staff reportedly said.
"In particular, they are worried about the possibility of money being taken from their bank accounts and - in the case of younger clients - negative consequences for their credit rating," he added.
The BBC said Morrisons denies it is responsible and says the legal action is fundamentally misconceived.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34648404
By Karolina Kaminska; [email protected] @KarolinaAllNews
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