Stolen Morrisons payroll details on web
Payroll data relating to thousands of Morrisons supermarket employees, including bank account details, was stolen and published on a website.
It comes a day after Britain's fourth biggest supermarket tumbled to a £176 million annual loss and issued a profits warning, sending shares down by 12 per cent.
Morrisons, which has stores in Dawley, Donnington, Wellington, Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Market Drayton, said police had been informed of the data theft, which affects staff from all levels of the organisation including the board, but would not comment on whether chief executive Dalton Philips was among them.
The supermarket said it became aware of the data theft last night, hours after it announced financial results to the City.
It wrote to all employees with an email address to inform them of the data theft, while managers were also informing workers at its sites. The company also posted a Facebook statement, but some staff voiced disquiet.
The company said: "We are very sorry that this has happened. We will ensure that no colleague will be left financially disadvantaged as a result of this theft."
