Vision Direct says a hack attack has exposed thousands of its customers' personal data including payment card numbers, expiry dates and CVV codes. The contact lens retailer said anyone who had entered their details into its sitebetween 3 and 8 November could be affected. It added that it had identified...

The company denies that three executives who sold more than $1.7m in shares after the attack knew of the incident. Credit agency Equifax has admitted that data from 143 million customers may have been compromised in a security breach earlier this year. US, UK and Canadian residents are among those to...