Stolen laptop contains personal details of 600,000 in UK
The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence has confirmed that a laptop stolen from a Royal Navy officer contained personal details of 600,000 people.
The MoD said the laptop was stolen from a Royal Navy officer in Birmingham on January 9.
It contained personal information relating to some 600,000 people who have either expressed an interest in, or have joined, the Royal Navy, Royal Marines and the Royal Air Force.
In some cases, said the MoD, the information was no more than a name.
