British Ministry of Defense Looses Data on 600,000 People

Earlier this month, the British Ministry of Defence had a laptop stolen containing the personal details of 600,000 people interested in joining the armed forces. The laptop was stolen from a Royal Navy officer’s car on January 9th.

The unencrypted data included family details, national insurance, passport and driving licence numbers and NHS numbers.

“In total 69 laptops and seven personal computers have been lost by the Ministry of Defence over the past year.”

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