Clop Hits British Airways, BBC and Boots as Organizations Brace for More Attacks

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Thousands of organizations are bracing for attacks by the Clop ransomware gang after British Airways, drugstore chain Boots, the BBC, the government of Nova Scotia, and other organizations were swept up in attacks related to the secure file transfer product MOVEit from Progress Software Corp.

British Airways, the pharmacy chain Boots, and the BBC told thousands of staff that personal information might have been compromised by a cyberattack on their payroll provider, Zellis. Zellis said a “small number of customers” have been impacted. “Once we became aware of this incident we took immediate action, disconnecting the server that utilizes MOVEit software and engaging an expert external security incident response team to assist with forensic analysis and ongoing monitoring,” Zellis said.

A representative for the gang said…