Swiss pension fund hit by data leak after cyber attack on software provider

ZURICH, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Swiss federal pension fund Publica ​said on ‌Thursday it was exposed to a data leak after an ‌external ​software provider ⁠suffered a ⁠cyber attack at the end of September.

• Publica, which manages ​pensions for Swiss federal ⁠employees and ⁠affiliated organisations, said ​the company and ​authorities are working to ‌determine the scope of the data affected.

• The ⁠provider was not identified.

• The Swiss Attorney General’s ⁠office ‌has opened ⁠an investigation and ​no ‌other federal ​entities had ⁠a business relationship with the company, Publica said.

(Reporting by Marleen KaesebierEditing by Dave ​Graham)