Over 280 UK defense ministry computers stolen or lost in past 18 months

[AdamG]

London, Nov 25(ANI): UK Ministry of Defence(MoD) had over 280 computers lost or stolen in the past 18 months, according to official figures.
The figures indicated that 188 laptops, 99 desktops, 72 hard discs and 73 USB memory sticks went missing.
The MoD also lost 18 mobile phones, 10 BlackBerry phones,194 compact discs and 150 back-up tapes used to store information.
One thirty five other items, including USB tokens, radios, 3G cards and cameras, were also reported lost or stolen during the Coalition's tenure.
UK Defence Secretary Andrew Robathan said 21 laptops were lost in a single incident in Germany, and 20 laptops, that were reportedly lost in a separate incident, were traced.

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[davidbfpo]

Sadly not the first time, although I do not recall other departments releasing such information.

Best of all was this debacle in 2007:Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said he "profoundly regrets" the loss of 25 million child benefit records....includes names, dates of birth, bank and address details...

Link:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7104945.stm

Senior civil servants stated the HMRC data loss had a greater impact on public confidence in the state than the Iraqi WMD furore.