Monday, December 03, 2007
UK tax office data breach exposes 25 million names
UK tax office data breach exposes 25 million names
Two lost CDs cause the largest data breach in the UK and compromise the personal details of every child in the country including the bank account and national insurance numbers of their parents or guardians
11.21.07 In England, the head of Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs has resigned after admitting to Parliament that his organization lost two CDs containing sensitive information about 25 million people, including almost every child in the country.
The two CDs, which included names, addresses, birth dates, and banking details were mailed to an auditor October 18 by a junior employee, but they never arrived.
The loss was not reported to senior management until November 8, and police were not called in until November 14.
About 7 million families who had children in the database are being warned to watch their bank and credit activity.
Two lost CDs cause the largest data breach in the UK and compromise the personal details of every child in the country including the bank account and national insurance numbers of their parents or guardians
11.21.07 In England, the head of Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs has resigned after admitting to Parliament that his organization lost two CDs containing sensitive information about 25 million people, including almost every child in the country.
The two CDs, which included names, addresses, birth dates, and banking details were mailed to an auditor October 18 by a junior employee, but they never arrived.
The loss was not reported to senior management until November 8, and police were not called in until November 14.
About 7 million families who had children in the database are being warned to watch their bank and credit activity.
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