WH Smith states worker data was illegally accessed in cyber incident

A pedestrian employs a cell handset as he passes the entrance to a WH Smith Plc store in London, U.K., on Wednesday, April 10, 2013. WH Smith Plc, the book and magazine retailer with much more than 1,100 U.K. retailers, is scheduled to announce earnings on April 11. Photographer:

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British retailer WH Smith on Thursday mentioned it was investigating a cyber stability incident that led to unlawful accessibility to some business facts, together with that of present and previous staff.

The enterprise, whose retailers are a common sight at Uk airports and practice stations, said its internet site, purchaser accounts and underlying customer databases are on independent methods and were being not affected.

The incident did not impression its trading routines possibly.

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