Zellis BBC payroll data disclosure
The Trustee of the BBC Pension Scheme (the Scheme) is aware that the BBC has been informed by its supplier IBM that their contractor, Zellis, has been affected by a vulnerability in the third-party software it uses (MOVEit Transfer, provided by Progress Software). This has led to a data breach affecting several organisations, including the BBC.
Zellis manage the payroll process for the BBC and therefore hold personal data about BBC employees and individuals engaged by the BBC on a PAYE basis and in some instances information about past employees. IBM and Zellis have confirmed to the BBC that no bank account details were included in the data breach.
The Trustee wants to reassure Scheme members that Zellis do not operate the Scheme’s pensioner payroll or provide any other services to the Scheme and this data breach does not directly affect the Scheme.
As a result of the data breach you may, however, be asked additional security questions when you contact the pension service line to enable the Scheme’s administrators to verify your identity.
The Trustee understands that the BBC and Zellis are working to contact everyone who has been affected by the breach and you may already have received an email or letter from BBC Payroll Services.
Please check bbc.com/159 for more information and the latest updates.
