600,000 at risk in UK laptop theft
A LAPTOP containing the personal details of 600,000 new and prospective military recruits has been stolen, the Ministry of Defense said Friday, the latest in a series of government blunders over data.
The laptop was stolen from a Royal Navy officer in the central city of Birmingham last week, a statement said.
The amount of information held on each individual varied from just a name to full background details including passport numbers, insurance numbers and family background information.
The ministry said it was urgently writing to around 3500 people whose bank details were included on the database.
