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Public trust eroded: Data breaches to blame
News B is for Botnets Of the 1,025 respondents, 66 per cent said their trust in government departments had decreased due to information breaches such as the loss of 25 million personal records by HM Revenue & Customs last year. [30 Apr 2008]
Data breaches: Don't blame 'stupid' employees
News B is for Botnets Ashenden's speech made reference to several recent high-profile security breaches, including the exposure of 25 million individual's records by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in November last year, and the loss of an MoD laptop... [03 Apr 2008]
Data breaches: No more than normal
News B is for Botnets HM Revenue & Customs' loss of 25 million details of people claiming and receiving child benefit was the catalyst for a surge of data-loss reports, an ICO spokesperson told silicon.com sister site ZDNet.co.uk. [18 Feb 2008]
Police unprepared for security 'arms race'
News B is for Botnets An e-petition calling for the return of a dedicated unit was set up in the wake of the spate of government data breaches, which began with the loss of 25 million child benefit records by HM Revenue & Customs. [14 Feb 2008]
ICO: Make 'reckless' data loss an offence
News B is for Botnets Recent data breaches include the loss of 25 million details by HM Revenue & Customs, reported last November, and the more recent loss of a Ministry of Defence laptop containing 3,700 people's bank details, as well as other data on... [31 Jan 2008]
Taxpayer stung by £2.25m HMRC apology
News B is for Botnets The government has admitted it cost £2.25m to send letters of apology to people affected by the loss of 25 million child benefit records by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). She said: "The cost of sending letters to the families... [17 Jan 2008]
MPs condemn government over L-driver data loss
News B is for Botnets The data loss follows from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) losing two CDs containing details of more than 25 million people claiming and receiving child benefit as well as the Northern Ireland Driver and Vehicle Agency losing the... [18 Dec 2007]
Top 10 security stories of the year
News This year has seen a shift from viruses, botnets and spam swamping the security headlines, to the loss of personal information by private and public organisations - leading to calls for better data protection and privacy laws. [13 Dec 2007]
UK businesses shunning encryption tech?
News B is for Botnets Despite the lack of encryption, UK IT managers claim their corporate data is safe and almost two-thirds (65 per cent) said the HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) data breach will not change their IT spending priorities, according to a... [03 Dec 2007]
Lost Revenue CDs 'worth £1.5bn to criminals'
News B is for Botnets The two lost HM Revenue & Customs CDs containing the personal and financial details of 25 million people could be worth £1.5bn to criminals. Darling faced another grilling from MPs and was accused by shadow chancellor George... [29 Nov 2007]
ICO: HMRC breach - where were the tech safeguards?
News B is for Botnets The loss by Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) of two password-protected CDs containing 25 million personal details of those who claim and receive child benefit was a major blow for privacy, according to assistant information... [23 Nov 2007]
Editor's Blog: Missing data, missing brains
Comment B is for Botnets The fallout from the loss of sensitive data held by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs on 25 million people is only just beginning to be felt. The loss of the data has led some to call for the scrapping of the ID card project too... [21 Nov 2007]
How did 25 million records get 'lost in the post'?
News B is for Botnets The loss by Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) of two CDs crammed with sensitive data is now being seen as the UK's biggest ever data breach. This is not the first time that we have been made aware of breaches at the HM Revenue... [21 Nov 2007]
Missing: 25 million child benefit records
News B is for Botnets CDs containing the confidential personal details of 25 million child benefit recipients have been lost by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). Darling said no individual will suffer any financial loss if they are innocent victims of fraud... [20 Nov 2007]
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