FCA urges Capita clients to ascertain if data was compromised in cyber-attack

Corporate clients that outsource work to Capita - including Aviva and Phoenix Group - must assess fallout from data breach'

The City regulator has contacted Capita's corporate clients urging them to ascertain whether their customers' data has been compromised after a cyber-attack on the outsourcer in March.

The Financial Conduct Authority said it had written to firms it regulates and which outsource work to Capita to ensure they are fully engaged" in assessing the fallout from the data breach.