MoD loses data of 600,000 would-be recruits
By Robert Winnett, Deputy Political EditorLast Updated: 9:03pm GMT 18/01/2008
The personal details of 600,000 people interested in joining Britain’s armed forces have been lost after a laptop belonging to a Royal Navy officer was stolen, the Ministry of Defence disclosed tonight.
It is the latest extraordinary data loss incident involving a Government department and potentially the most serious as recruits to the armed forces are targets for terrorists.