Business software company Sage hit by data breach

Sage Group , a provider of accounting, payroll and payments software for businesses, said an internal login had been used to gain unauthorised access to the data of some of its British customers. The personal details of the employees of about 280 British companies were potentially exposed in the breach, a company source said. Sage, one of Britain's largest technology companies, says it has more than 6 million small and medium-sized businesses using its software worldwide.