[Dataloss] UK: Laptop thief lands the bank details of 15, 000 policemen

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http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23375377-details/Laptop+thief+lands+the+bank+details+of+15,000+policemen/article.do

A Burglar has stolen bank account details of more than 15,000 Scotland 
Yard officers following a huge security blunder, it emerged last night.

Sensitive financial information about high-ranking officers, thought to 
include Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair, and anti-terrorist 
detectives were stored on three laptops stolen from the company 
responsible for the force's pay and pensions services.

Last night, a major security review was under way at Britain's biggest 
force amid fears the thief could steal vast sums of money from officers' 
accounts.

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