Full Coverage

Data on 5,000 prison staff lost

bbc.co.uk
06-Sep-2008
        
Story Timeline:  86 days

A hard drive containing the details of up to 5,000 prison staff has been lost, the government has confirmed. The names, dates of birth, national insurance numbers and prison service numbers were lost by a private firm EDS as long ago... [read full story]                    

Add Comment
Latest article on this story:

EDS loses personal details of 5,000 prison staff

 computerweekly.com 08-Sep-2008
First article on this story:

Inquiry ordered after data on 5,000 British prison guards lost

 journalpioneer.com 06-Sep-2008
Selected publications with coverage of this story:
reuters.com inthenews.co.uk vnunet.com news24.com thesun.co.uk dailyindia.com channel4.com itn.co.uk scotsman.com bbc.co.uk iht.com independent.co.uk
RELATED
Found 29 documents:
                   

Lost prison staff data may cost UK government millions

dailyindia.com
08-Sep-2008
        

The loss of a computer disc carrying sensitive details of thousands of prison service employees is likely to cost British taxpayers millions of pounds. The country's Justice Secretary, Jack Straw, has ordered an urgent...

                   

5,000 prison staff exposed by lost hard drive

pcadvisor.co.uk
08-Sep-2008
        

New gov't blunder as EDS puts staff at risk A hard drive containing the personal details of 5,000 prison staff has been lost after being sent to IT contractor EDS, it has been revealed. The hard drive was lost in July...

                   

Latest lost disk debacle sparks strike threat

theregister.co.uk
08-Sep-2008
        

Prison Data Break, tonight on EDS The latest unfortunate UK government data leak - the escape of details of an estimated 5,000 prison officer and admin staff after private contractor EDS mislaid a sensitive portable disk...

                   

Prison officers slam EDS data loss

theregister.co.uk
08-Sep-2008
        

Prison Data Break, tonight on EDS The latest unfortunate UK government data leak - the escape of details of an estimated 5,000 prison officer and admin staff after private contractor EDS mislaid a sensitive portable hard...

                   

5,000 prison worker records lost

vnunet.com
08-Sep-2008
        

Tom Young, Computing, Monday 8 September 2008 at 10:15:00 Government not informed for a year amid fears records could be used to track workers Justice minister Jack Straw has ordered an inquiry into the loss of a portable...

                   
thisislondon.co.uk: Jack Straw thisislondon.co.uk

Jail staff 'put at risk by data loss'

thisislondon.co.uk
08-Sep-2008
        

Prison scare: Jack Straw has ordered an inquiry into the security breach Another data loss fiasco last night forced Justice Secretary Jack Straw to launch an inquiry. Thousands of prison officers may have been put at risk...

                   
mailonsunday.co.uk: Jack Straw mailonsunday.co.uk

Jail staff 'put at risk by data loss'

mailonsunday.co.uk
08-Sep-2008
        

Prison scare: Jack Straw has ordered an inquiry into the security breach Another data loss fiasco last night forced Justice Secretary Jack Straw to launch an inquiry. Thousands of prison officers may have been put at risk...

                   

Another data loss.

newportcity.blogspot.com
08-Sep-2008
        

Computer firm loses prison staff dataJustice Secretary Jack Straw last night ordered an urgent inquiry after it emerged that a private contractor had lost a portable hard drive holding personal details of thousands of...

                   

Strike threat by prison officers after data is lost

guardian.co.uk
07-Sep-2008
        

Prison officers yesterday threatened strike action after it emerged that a computer disc containing the personal details of 5,000 justice staff had been lost by a government contractor. It was last seen by contractors...

                   

Strike threat by prison officers over lost data

guardian.co.uk
07-Sep-2008
        

Prison officers yesterday threatened strike action after it emerged that a computer disc containing the personal details of 5,000 justice staff had been lost by a government contractor. It was last seen by contractors...

1 2 3 next

               

Related categories

Jack Straw