Now the personal details of 14,000 building society customers go missing after laptop is stolen

A laptop containing the details of 14,000 building society customers has been stolen. The information about the Skipton Financial Services customers included names, addresses, dates of birth, National Insurance numbers and how much they had invested. It did not, however, include bank or building society account details.

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Stolen ... The laptop contained the details of 14,000 building society customers

A security block has been put on all accounts concerned and no evidence of fraud has so far come to light.The laptop, which belonged to an external IT systems supplier, was stolen on December 11, reportedly from a locker being used by a staff member of the IT consultancy.

The customers affected are those with investments in Fidelity Funds Network. They have been issued with new account numbers and are also being offered 12 months' free credit checks and alert services through a credit reference agency. The security lapse follows the loss of two computer discs containing sensitive information on 25million people receiving child benefits. It comes days after the details of three million British learner drivers were lost in the U.S.

Souruce: dailymail.co.uk