June Bad Month For 411,000 U.K. Customers of Virgin Media, HSBC and Cotton Traders

Virgin Media lost an unencrypted computer disk containing data on 3,000 customers that signed up for services via Carphone Warehouse stores in the United Kingdom. Records contain bank details, names and addresses. No mention at all on VirginMedia.com or CarPhoneWarehouse.com.

HSBC lost a computer disk containing data on 370,000 customers. Records contain details such as name, date of birth, level of insurance coverage, and whether or not a customer is a smoker. I found no mention on HSBC.co.uk or HSBC.com.

The BBC reports that records for 38,000 credit card customers have been stolen from U.K. clothing firm Cotton Traders. The company disputes the number of affected customers. There is no mention of the incident on CottonTraders.co.uk.

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