BBC Pension Scheme
Disclosed May 29, 20242 years ago25,290 affectedUnverified
Cloud database breach exposes 25,000 BBC pension scheme members
The BBC Pension Scheme wrote to more than 25,000 current and former employees after an unauthorized party copied data from a cloud database used by its administration team, including names, national insurance numbers, dates of birth and home addresses. The incident was detected on May 21, 2024.
What is known
| People affected | 25,290 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | May 29, 2024 |
| Discovered | May 21, 2024 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Dates of birth, Addresses, Government IDs |
| Sector | Media · GB |
| Status | Unverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Data breach exposes details of 25,000 current and former BBC employeestheguardian.com · News | News |
| Cybercriminals raid BBC pension database, steal records of over 25,000 peopletheregister.com · News | News |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Researchtotal | May 29, 2024 | 25,290 |
Other breaches at BBC Pension Scheme
| Breach | Affected | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff data including national insurance numbers taken via Zellis MOVEit breachJun 5, 20233 years agoVendor breachUnverified | Jun 5, 20233 years ago | Vendor breach | Media | Unverified | Unknown |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · seed source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Research). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.