Police are investigating a possible Home Office security breach after the discovery of an encrypted laptop containing a scrambled disc with the words ‘Home Office, highly confidential’ written on it. The laptop was found in a computer shop near Bolton, after a customer had taken it in for repair. The laptop was said to have been brought on eBay.


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Police are investigating a possible Home Office security breach after the discovery of an encrypted laptop containing a scrambled disc with the words ‘Home Office, highly confidential’ written on it. The laptop was found in a computer shop near Bolton, after a customer had taken it in for repair. The laptop was said to have been brought on eBay.
Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT
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