100,000 UK broadband customer records stolen
About 100,000 customers of broadband provider Bulldog appear to have had private details stolen, it emerged yesterday. Cable & Wireless, which sold the Bulldog customer base to Pipex last year, said it had emerged that Bulldog customer contact details had been "illegally obtained" by an unnamed third party in 2005.
It is not clear what information was taken. The Guardian was contacted by one of those affected who said it included bank account and credit card details. James Brown, managing director of Bulldog Internet, said: "Our understanding is that, following an external enquiry by Cable & Wireless, it has become apparent that at some point in December 2005 Cable & Wireless had some of their customer contact details illegally obtained by a third party. This resulted in a small number of their customers receiving unsolicited calls." He said C&W had told Bulldog they were taking the necessary legal action to prevent any further unsolicited calls.
