http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/details-of-vulnerable-residents-on-stolen-computer.17848796 By Gerry Braiden Herald Scotland 12 June 2012 AN investigation is under way after a laptop computer containing the bank account details of thousands of companies and individuals was stolen from council offices in Glasgow. Almost 38,000 city council "customers" had their personal details stored on the stolen laptop, which, although it was password protected, was not encrypted. Among those whose details were on the computer were thousands of vulnerable Glasgow residents who receive care grants, as well as people who receive winter fuel payments. As well as names and addresses, the bank account details of around 10,400 com-panies and 6100 individuals were stored on the laptop. It is one of two stolen during a break-in at council offices in Cochrane Street between May 28 and May 29. It comes just over two years after the Information Commissioner's Office censured the council over loss of an unencrypted memory stick with details of sex offenders, victims, witnesses and case officers. [...] -- Certified Ethical Hacker, ISSMP, ISSAP, CISSP training with Expanding Security gives the best training and support. Get a free live class invite weekly. Best programs, best prices. http://www.ExpandingSecurity.com/PainPillReceived on Tue Jun 12 2012 - 01:34:30 PDT
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