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| Wm Morrison supermarket suffers payroll data theft | Wm Morrison supermarket suffers payroll data theft |
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| Employee payroll data has been stolen from supermarket chain Wm Morrison. | Employee payroll data has been stolen from supermarket chain Wm Morrison. |
| The company said the information, which includes bank account details, has been published online and sent on a disc to a newspaper. | The company said the information, which includes bank account details, has been published online and sent on a disc to a newspaper. |
| Morrisons said its initial investigation does not point to the work of an outside hacker. | Morrisons said its initial investigation does not point to the work of an outside hacker. |
| The supermarket, which found out about the theft on Thursday, sought to allay shoppers' fears by saying there had been no loss of customer data. | The supermarket, which found out about the theft on Thursday, sought to allay shoppers' fears by saying there had been no loss of customer data. |
| It added that "no colleague will be financially disadvantaged". | It added that "no colleague will be financially disadvantaged". |
| Morrisons said the response to the theft is being led by its Chief Executive, Dalton Philips. | Morrisons said the response to the theft is being led by its Chief Executive, Dalton Philips. |
| He is working with the police and cyber crime authorities to track down the source. | He is working with the police and cyber crime authorities to track down the source. |
| The firm is also undertaking an urgent review of its internal data security systems and it has set up a helpline for its staff. | |
| A spokesman for the company said the situation "remains fluid" as the investigation, which started last night, is "ongoing". | |
| On Thursday the supermarket reported a £176m loss, and warned that profits in the coming year would be less than £375m, about half the level of last year's. | On Thursday the supermarket reported a £176m loss, and warned that profits in the coming year would be less than £375m, about half the level of last year's. |
| Shares in the company fell by more than 10% after that warning over profits on Thursday. | Shares in the company fell by more than 10% after that warning over profits on Thursday. |