Morrisons are not liable for data leak

Morrisons cannot be held responsible for a rogue employee who leaked the data of almost 100,000 members of staff, the Supreme Court ruled. Workers at the supermarket giant claimed the massive security breach revealing their payroll details has left them distressed and vulnerable. Senior internal auditor Andrew Skelton was jailed for eight years in 2015 for orchestrating the leak after he was disciplined by his bosses for dealing legal highs from his office desk. Skelton, 47, downloaded the information from…

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