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Morrisons employee Andrew Skelton 'bore grudge' against supermarket | Morrisons employee Andrew Skelton 'bore grudge' against supermarket |
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A senior Morrisons employee posted sensitive and personal staff data on the internet and sent it to newspapers due to a "grudge", a court has heard. | A senior Morrisons employee posted sensitive and personal staff data on the internet and sent it to newspapers due to a "grudge", a court has heard. |
Andrew Skelton, 43, leaked details of nearly 100,000 supermarket staff after he was warned against using the mail room to send out private parcels. | Andrew Skelton, 43, leaked details of nearly 100,000 supermarket staff after he was warned against using the mail room to send out private parcels. |
The data breach at the company's Bradford head office cost the firm more than £2m to rectify, the court heard. | The data breach at the company's Bradford head office cost the firm more than £2m to rectify, the court heard. |
He denies three charges including fraud at Bradford Crown Court. | He denies three charges including fraud at Bradford Crown Court. |
Information including salaries, National Insurance numbers, dates of birth and bank account details were sent to The Guardian, Trinity Mirror Newspapers and the Bradford Telegraph & Argus last year, the jury heard. | Information including salaries, National Insurance numbers, dates of birth and bank account details were sent to The Guardian, Trinity Mirror Newspapers and the Bradford Telegraph & Argus last year, the jury heard. |
It was also uploaded to data sharing websites. | It was also uploaded to data sharing websites. |
Mr Skelton, of Water Street, Liverpool, was a senior internal auditor at Morrisons at the time. | Mr Skelton, of Water Street, Liverpool, was a senior internal auditor at Morrisons at the time. |
He was disciplined in 2013 after a package was found in the HQ mail room, which was initially suspected of containing controlled drugs but this was found not to be the case, prosecutor Katherine Robinson said. | He was disciplined in 2013 after a package was found in the HQ mail room, which was initially suspected of containing controlled drugs but this was found not to be the case, prosecutor Katherine Robinson said. |
'Little concern' | 'Little concern' |
Mr Skelton told an internal investigator he had been conducting eBay deals using the HQ mail room and was given a warning, the court heard. | Mr Skelton told an internal investigator he had been conducting eBay deals using the HQ mail room and was given a warning, the court heard. |
"He was allowed to continue with his employment," Miss Robinson said. | "He was allowed to continue with his employment," Miss Robinson said. |
"The prosecution case is that as a result of that disciplinary matter the defendant bore a grudge against Morrisons .... which led to his offending in this case." | "The prosecution case is that as a result of that disciplinary matter the defendant bore a grudge against Morrisons .... which led to his offending in this case." |
A police investigation into the data breach led to detectives discovering a draft resignation letter that Mr Skelton had written around the time of the disciplinary matter. | |
Quoting from the letter, Ms Robinson said: "I have almost as little concern for the company as it does for me." | Quoting from the letter, Ms Robinson said: "I have almost as little concern for the company as it does for me." |
Mr Skelton denies one count of fraud by abuse of position, one of unauthorised access to data with the intent of committing an offence and one of disclosing personal data. | Mr Skelton denies one count of fraud by abuse of position, one of unauthorised access to data with the intent of committing an offence and one of disclosing personal data. |
The trial continues. | The trial continues. |
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