Virgin Media loses 3,000 customer records

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Firm found that an unencrypted CD containing bank account details of UK customers has gone missing

Virgin Media is reviewing its data security standards Virgin Media has lost an unencrypted computer disc containing bank details, names and addresses of some 3,000 UK customers that signed up to ...

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