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RSS stolenStolen laptop leaves Nationwide red-faced
News The laptop was stolen from an employee's house in a burglary in August. Both the FSA and Nationwide have refused to say exactly what data was stolen. The building society is willing to say what has not... [14 Nov 2006]
Stolen M&S laptop contains 26,000 pension details
News The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has threatened the retail giant with possible prosecution after the unencrypted data on a laptop was stolen from a contractor in April 2007. The data was... [25 Jan 2008]
Stolen laptop puts 16,000 council staff at risk
News More than 16,000 council workers in the Midlands have been warned their sensitive personal data may have been compromised after a laptop was stolen from one of their colleagues. A spokeswoman for the council told... [28 Feb 2007]
Stolen wireless broadband router hunt
News Networking company D-Link is appealing for help from the public after 7,200 of its broadband wireless starter kits were stolen. D-Link said the starter kits - consisting of a broadband router and USB adapter - were... [13 Oct 2006]
Stolen ePassports 'worth £20m' on black market
News The thousands of UK ePassports stolen on Monday are likely to sell for up to £20m on the black market, say privacy experts. Simon Davies, director of Privacy International, said: "It's unlikely that the... [29 Jul 2008]
Cabinet minister's laptop stolen
News Secretary for local government Hazel Blears has had a computer stolen from her constituency offices in Salford. The PC, which was lost on Saturday, contained details of the Cabinet minister's constituency work, and some... [18 Jun 2008]
Police seize drugs and stolen goods using licence plate readers
News Police forces across the UK are set to adopt high-tech vehicle number plate reading technology next year following a successful pilot, which resulted in the seizure of illegal drugs and stolen vehicles and goods. [29 May 2003]
Visa card details stolen
News Visa has confirmed that the credit card details of "a number" of Visa customers in the US and Europe have been stolen from a US-based firm. Some affected customers have had their cards blocked and are now unable to take... [12 Jun 2003]
Man charged over stolen Cabinet Office laptop
News The government has admitted that a total of three laptops have been stolen from the Cabinet Office and three more from other buildings in Whitehall in recent weeks, but it is unclear whether the thefts are linked to the... [31 Jul 2003]
3 Steps to Protect Confidential Data on Laptops: Guidelines to Secure Data Before and After a Laptop Is Stolen or Missing
White Paper From 2005 to 2006 there was an 81% increase in the number of companies reporting stolen laptops containing sensitive information. The impact of stolen or missing laptops is no longer merely the capital... [05 Aug 2009]
Stolen laptop puts 98,000 at risk of ID theft
News The stolen computer contained information on most people who applied to Berkeley's graduate programs between fall 2001 and spring 2004, excluding law school students. The University of California at Berkeley is warning... [30 Mar 2005]
Hospital bitten by watchdog over stolen laptops
News The UK privacy watchdog has criticised lax NHS data security as it announced it is taking action against a London hospital where two laptops were stolen. The Information Commissioner's Office yesterday announced it is... [06 Feb 2009]
eBay and UK bobbies team up on stolen mobiles
News The Metropolitan Police Force has announced a partnership with eBay to crack down on the trade in stolen mobile phones over the internet auction site. According to the Met, officers have been working with eBay fraud... [07 Aug 2006]
Halifax mortgage data stolen
News UK high street bank Halifax has admitted stolen documents from one of its employees contained data on 13,000 mortgage customers. The documents were in a briefcase stolen from the locked car of an... [27 Mar 2007]
Laptop stolen at London security event
News Police are investigating a theft at the Gartner IT Security Summit after the laptop of one attendee was stolen from the exhibition in London. The salesman whose laptop was stolen] saw somebody suspicious... [23 Sep 2004]
