U.K. Use of Software Linked to Russia-Hack Runs Deep Giles Turner, Ryan Gallagher and Nate Lanxon, Bloomberg News Pedestrians walk past the Bank of England (BOE) in London, U.K., on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. The topsy turvy trade talks between the U.K. and the European Union took another somersault on Sunday when Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen gave negotiators another shot at closing a deal. Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg , Bloomberg (Bloomberg) -- The little-known Texas software company thatâs been attacked by suspected Russian hackers has a sprawling reach among U.K. government agencies, potentially putting clients from the National Health Service to police forces at risk.