Lost British laptop had data on millions

[Chris Walsh <chris () cwalsh org>]

I need somebody to translate this British into American for me, but  
it looks like a laptop with millions of account numbers and names  
just got stolen in the UK.

<snip>
THE Financial Services Authority is investigating an extraordinary  
lapse of security at Nationwide building society after a laptop  
computer containing sensitive customer account information was stolen  
in a burglary at an employee’s home.

Nationwide confirmed the computer held customer information, but  
insisted that this did not include “pin numbers, passwords, or  
information about financial transactions”.

But banking sources said last night that some reports circulating in  
the industry have suggested information on several million accounts  
may have been stored on the machine, whose user was on call.  
Nationwide declined to give further details, saying it was acting on  
the advice of the police.
</snip>

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,8209-2449656,00.html

P.S. Spam issue solved.  W00t!
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