UK: Revenue loses 6,500 people's data

[lyger <lyger () attrition org>]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7149767.stm

The personal details of 6,500 customers belonging to a pension firm have 
been lost at an office of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in Cardiff.

Names, addresses, date of births, national insurance numbers and pension 
contributions were included on a data cartridge which has been lost.

It had been sent by courier in September from Countrywide Assured.

The HMRC has apologised about its seventh such loss of data and has told 
the Information Commissioner.

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