A cyber crime gang thought to be based in Russia have issued an ultimatum to victims of a hack that has started to hit organisations around the world. The Clop group posted a notice on the dark web that warned those who have been affected by the MOVEit hack to email them before June 14 or stolen data will be shared. More than 100,000 staff at the BBC, British Airways and Boots have been told payroll data may have been taken.
Employers have been told not to pay a ransom if demanded by the hackers.
Cyber security research previously suggested Clop could be responsible for the hack which was first announced last week.
The criminals found a way to break into a piece of popular business software called MOVEit and were then able to use that access to get into the databases of potentially hundreds of other companies.
Based on the techniques used in the hack, analysts at Microsoft said on Monday that they believed Clop was to blame.
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