UK : Personal and confidential details of 25m people goes missing - GoFuckYourself.com

emjay · 11-20-2007, 10:26 AM

Two computer discs holding the personal details of all families in the UK with a child under 16 have gone missing.

The Child Benefit data on them include name, address, date of birth, National Insurance number and, where relevant, bank details of 25m people.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7103566.stm

pr0 · 11-20-2007, 10:49 AM

haw haw

just another reason no one should have a national id# of any kind

anyone who puts their ss# on the web or otherwise anything is an idiot

Damian_Maxcash · 11-20-2007, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by pr0

haw haw

just another reason no one should have a national id# of any kind

anyone who puts their ss# on the web or otherwise anything is an idiot

I doubt that many of these people had anything to do with the web.

If you have a child in the UK you are on this list - like it or not.

scottybuzz · 11-20-2007, 10:59 AM

fuck sake, that means my details are missing...

halfpint · 11-20-2007, 11:06 AM

Well thats just great. My son turned 16 this year so wonder if our details are still on there... Fucking great security they have

_Richard_ · 11-20-2007, 11:17 AM

wow.. someone is in a great deal of trouble

pr0 · 11-20-2007, 11:19 AM

thats what we get for hiring people into power who think its a good idea to put peoples info on a portable media disc

emjay · 11-20-2007, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by halfpint

Well thats just great. My son turned 16 this year so wonder if our details are still on there... Fucking great security they have

The information was sent by post, not by registered post even. Unbelievable...

halfpint · 11-20-2007, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by emjay

The information was sent by post, not by registered post even. Unbelievable...

Unbeliveable is not the word. I think taking our money out and closing the account down that the child benefit was paid into would be a good idea now

emjay · 11-20-2007, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by halfpint

Unbeliveable is not the word. I think taking our money out and closing the account down that the child benefit was paid into would be a good idea now

Yes, especially if your banking PW is the same as the name as one of your child/children.

Banks will be busy tomorrow...

halfpint · 11-20-2007, 11:34 AM

This is the part I like

"The data was sent on 18 October and senior management at HMRC were told it was missing on 8 November and the chancellor on 10 November."

Sarah_Jayne · 11-20-2007, 11:41 AM

Ah, they wish this was buried by Northern Rock stuff but this is going to be a big thing. I am glad I don't have a kid right now.

halfpint · 11-20-2007, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Sarah_MaxCash

Ah, they wish this was buried by Northern Rock stuff but this is going to be a big thing. I am glad I don't have a kid right now.

Yeah you are right I dont think this is going to go away in a hurry because of the amount of people who had thier private data stolen/lost

Sarah_Jayne · 11-20-2007, 11:59 AM

Yeah and now you will have anybody that has a kid that has a fraud attempt on their accounts blaming the gov't even if it had nothing at all to do with this missing information.

I have had people trying to open accounts with the Halifax with my mailing address (but different names) for the past year. They try online and I get the welcome letters and I call and complain. The Halifax really don't give a toss and fob me off every time and tell me to call the police. Then I call the police and they tell me - and this is a quote - 'if you don't lose any money you aren't a victim'.

It happens all the time but now we have somebody to blame even if it isn't their fault.

halfpint · 11-20-2007, 12:09 PM

Yup you most prob will get every one blaming the goverment now, but touch wood we have never had anything like you keep having, thats pretty bad surely thier must be a way to stop who ever is trying to open an account using your email address. It just goes to show how unsecure the net and peoples private data really is.

Sarah_Jayne · 11-20-2007, 12:35 PM

To be fair, if the Halifax didn't send out letters that then had to be replied to for the account to be active I would never know about it and the accounts would be opened. It is just really annoying. They have a different name each time. My personal favorite was 'Mrs. Dada Robot'.

halfpint · 11-20-2007, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Sarah_MaxCash

'Mrs. Dada Robot'.

emjay · 11-20-2007, 02:41 PM

No mention of this breach yet on the Inland Revenue website http://www.hmrc.gov.uk

But, under security, they write:

'On the Internet, security is a mutual obligation. HMRC protect the systems at our end, but we cannot do so at your end.'

L-Pink · 11-20-2007, 02:43 PM

Damn falling dollar!

Vendot · 11-20-2007, 04:57 PM

HMRC really is incompetent..... theyve lost so much data in the past.

Then again the whole Labour government is incompetent. Time for a change i think. Im definitely voting Conservative at the next election.

emjay · 11-20-2007, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by vendot

HMRC really is incompetent..... theyve lost so much data in the past.

Then again the whole Labour government is incompetent. Time for a change i think. Im definitely voting Conservative at the next election.

Whose idea was it to merge revenue with customs anyway?

11-20-2007, 10:26 AM	#1
emjay Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Back in Blighty Posts: 4,277	UK : Personal and confidential details of 25m people goes missing Two computer discs holding the personal details of all families in the UK with a child under 16 have gone missing. The Child Benefit data on them include name, address, date of birth, National Insurance number and, where relevant, bank details of 25m people. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7103566.stm __________________ I Run 500+ WhatsApp Groups. The Zuck Owns Me www.emjayconsultancy.com

11-20-2007, 10:49 AM	#2
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11-20-2007, 10:59 AM	#4
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11-20-2007, 11:06 AM	#5
halfpint GFY's Halfpint Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: UK Posts: 15,223	Well thats just great. My son turned 16 this year so wonder if our details are still on there... Fucking great security they have __________________ Get FREE website listings on Cryptocoinshops.net Last edited by halfpint; 11-20-2007 at 11:08 AM..

11-20-2007, 11:34 AM	#11
halfpint GFY's Halfpint Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: UK Posts: 15,223	This is the part I like "The data was sent on 18 October and senior management at HMRC were told it was missing on 8 November and the chancellor on 10 November." __________________ Get FREE website listings on Cryptocoinshops.net

11-20-2007, 11:17 AM	#6
_Richard_ Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Earth Posts: 30,989	wow.. someone is in a great deal of trouble

11-20-2007, 11:19 AM	#7
pr0 rockin tha trailerpark Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Location: ~Coastal~ Posts: 23,088	thats what we get for hiring people into power who think its a good idea to put peoples info on a portable media disc

11-20-2007, 11:41 AM	#12
Sarah_Jayne Now with more Jayne Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 40,077	Ah, they wish this was buried by Northern Rock stuff but this is going to be a big thing. I am glad I don't have a kid right now.

11-20-2007, 11:59 AM	#14
Sarah_Jayne Now with more Jayne Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 40,077	Yeah and now you will have anybody that has a kid that has a fraud attempt on their accounts blaming the gov't even if it had nothing at all to do with this missing information. I have had people trying to open accounts with the Halifax with my mailing address (but different names) for the past year. They try online and I get the welcome letters and I call and complain. The Halifax really don't give a toss and fob me off every time and tell me to call the police. Then I call the police and they tell me - and this is a quote - 'if you don't lose any money you aren't a victim'. It happens all the time but now we have somebody to blame even if it isn't their fault.

11-20-2007, 12:09 PM	#15
halfpint GFY's Halfpint Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: UK Posts: 15,223	Yup you most prob will get every one blaming the goverment now, but touch wood we have never had anything like you keep having, thats pretty bad surely thier must be a way to stop who ever is trying to open an account using your email address. It just goes to show how unsecure the net and peoples private data really is. __________________ Get FREE website listings on Cryptocoinshops.net

11-20-2007, 12:35 PM	#16
Sarah_Jayne Now with more Jayne Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 40,077	To be fair, if the Halifax didn't send out letters that then had to be replied to for the account to be active I would never know about it and the accounts would be opened. It is just really annoying. They have a different name each time. My personal favorite was 'Mrs. Dada Robot'.

11-20-2007, 02:41 PM	#18
emjay Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Back in Blighty Posts: 4,277	No mention of this breach yet on the Inland Revenue website http://www.hmrc.gov.uk But, under security, they write: 'On the Internet, security is a mutual obligation. HMRC protect the systems at our end, but we cannot do so at your end.' __________________ I Run 500+ WhatsApp Groups. The Zuck Owns Me www.emjayconsultancy.com

11-20-2007, 02:43 PM	#19
L-Pink working on my tan Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Florida/Kentucky Posts: 39,151	Damn falling dollar!

11-20-2007, 04:57 PM	#20
Vendot Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2002 Location: Malaysia Posts: 3,376	HMRC really is incompetent..... theyve lost so much data in the past. Then again the whole Labour government is incompetent. Time for a change i think. Im definitely voting Conservative at the next election. __________________ "In a Time of Universal Deceit, Telling the Truth is a Revolutionary Act." - George Orwell