Shell says Australian unit hit by MOVEit data breach

(Reuters) - Shell Plc said on Friday that it has identified a cyber security incident involving some employees who worked with the company's unit BG Group in Australia, before the merger, becoming the latest victim of the MOVEit hack. A number of businesses globally have lately been affected by a cyber security breach on the software tool MOVEit that is typically used to transfer large amounts of often sensitive data including pension information and social security numbers. Shell has identified some personal information related to the affected individuals that was accessed without any authorization and has made attempts to notify them of the breach. "The data is from 2013 and although it is historic and some of it may be out of date, there is a risk to impacted individuals of identity theft and being targeted by phishing campaigns," Shell said in a statement. Shell did not immediate...