fringe: MoD inquiry after laptop stolen from headquarters

[security curmudgeon <jericho () attrition org>]

[It isn't clear if this laptop had anything sensitive on it, as far as
  DatalossDB.org would track. Previous incidents *did* have personal
  information disclosures though. -jericho]


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8409363.stm

Page last updated at 16:20 GMT, Saturday, 12 December 2009

An investigation is under way after a laptop containing secret data was 
stolen from the Ministry of Defence.

It was taken from the ministry's headquarters in Whitehall, central London 
in late November, along with a key used to decode encrypted files.

A spokesman said an investigation by MoD police was ongoing.

Shadow defence cecretary Liam Fox said the theft was "extremely worrying". 
The incident is the latest in a string of thefts involving MoD laptops.

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