[Dataloss] UK: First Response issues ID theft alert after burglary

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First Response Finance has warned thousands of UK customers to be wary of 
suspicious transactions on their accounts following the theft of storage 
discs from the finance firm's offices near Manchester.

Server equipment containing customer data was stolen in a break-in at its 
Leigh offices late last month, prompting the firm to issue a precautionary 
alert. Bank and card details for both current and previous customers, as 
well as First Response workers, was potentially exposed as a result of the 
burglary. However the firm stresses that a "sophisticated level of 
equipment and knowledge" would be needed to access the data.

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