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Thieves have hijacked sensitive data on millions of Deutsche Telekom mobile phone customers, the German company has acknowledged in its second major security scandal this year. The incident stems from a theft of data in 2006 that only came to light now in a report by Der Spiegel magazine released ahead of publication on Monday. The magazine said it was able to track down information on 17 million Telekom mobile users.
2008-06-18: A computer containing information on extremism, defence and the housing market was stolen from the Salford office of communities and local government secretary Hazel Blears last weekend.The restricted information was not encrypted, and government officials admitted breaching data security rules when sending Blears the files
2008-01-28: Three military laptops with personal details of up to 600,000 people have been lost, Defence Secretary Des Browne admitted today. The Cabinet minister, who is understood to be furious at the data security breaches, told MPs this afternoon that the extent of the blunders was wider than previously revealed. They are likely to lead to disciplinary action.
British government officials said today that the personal information for some 25 million people – about half of the country's population – was lost after two computer disks being transported between government departments went missing.
Britain's Driving Standards Agency, which administers exams for drivers and driving instructors, has admitted losing details relevant to more than 3 million candidates for driver's-license testing.
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