Morrisons blames rogue employee for data breach

Supermarket chain Morrisons should not be held responsible for a massive ‘dark web’ data leak because a disgruntled employee was to blame, a court heard today. The supermarket giant insists it is ‘completely innocent’ after the details of 100,000 workers were posted online. If each of the employees was paid the £10,000 demanded by the complainants then the company could be liable for an ‘eye-watering’ £1 billion compensation bill, the Court of Appeal heard. Anya Proops, QC, representing the supermarket,…