I think the heading speaks for itself, so no further comment is needed.
Except, please feel free to add to the list:
All of the write-ups are actual quotes from the respective newspapers.********************************************
MoD computer hard drive missing (10.10.2008)
The drive was discovered to be missing during an audit
An investigation is under way into the disappearance of a computer hard drive which could contain the details of about 100,000 Armed Forces personnel.
The hard drive was being held by EDS, which is the Ministry of Defence's main IT contractor.
The MoD said it was told the drive was missing on Wednesday following a priority audit carried out by EDS.
It is thought to contain more than 1.5m pieces of information, including the details of 600,000 potential recruits.
There may also be some personal information including bank and driving licence details, passport numbers, addresses, dates of birth and telephone numbers.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7662604.stmThe Ministry of Defence (MoD) is investigating the theft of computer files holding the records of thousands of serving and former RAF staff. (27.09.2008)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/gloucestershire/7639006.stmTeachers' details on missing disk (25.09.2008)
A computer disk containing the names and addresses of more than 11,000 teachers has gone missing in the post.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/7636822.stmPolice admit to lost data blunder : (15.09.2008)
A police force has undertaken a desperate hunt for a computer memory stick after admitting it has been lost by an officer on duty.
West Midlands Police would not confirm or deny reports that the data stick contained information on terrorism.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/7616842.stmTrust loses 18,000 staff records (15.09.2008)
Discs containing personal information on almost 18,000 NHS staff have gone missing from a north London hospital.
Whittington Hospital NHS Trust admitted the discs were lost when they were put in the post by mistake in late July.
The discs contain names, addresses, dates of birth and National Insurance numbers, of 17,990 staff members.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7617490.stmData on 5,000 justice staff lost (07.09.2008)
Staff may be forced to relocate, the Prison Officers' Association has warned
Jack Straw has ordered an inquiry into the loss of a computer hard drive containing the details of up to 5,000 employees of the justice system.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7602402.stm
MoD to be quizzed over lost data (19.01.2008)
The information watchdog is to grill the Ministry of Defence over its data protection policies after it lost the personal details of 600,000 people.
Defence Secretary Des Brown will also speak in the Commons next week about the latest loss of personal data, which went missing when a laptop was stolen.
The data includes passport and National Insurance numbers and bank details.
They relate to people who had expressed an interest in, or joined, the Royal Navy, Royal Marines and the RAF
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7197628.stm
Police probe theft of MoD laptop (19.01.2008)
Police are investigating the theft of a laptop from a Royal Navy officer which had held the personal details of 600,000 people.
Police said the laptop was taken from a vehicle which had been parked in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham.
It contains data including passport numbers, National Insurance numbers and bank details.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7197045.stm
Police probe theft of MoD laptop (19.01.2008)
Police are investigating the theft of a laptop from a Royal Navy officer which had held the personal details of 600,000 people.
Police said the laptop was taken from a vehicle which had been parked in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham.
It contains data including passport numbers, National Insurance numbers and bank details.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7197045.stm
Personal data found on roundabout (18.01.2008)
Hundreds of documents containing sensitive personal data have been found dumped on a roundabout in Devon.
Details of benefit claims, passport photocopies and mortgage payments were included in the confidential data.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/7197048.stm
Lost medical data is kept secret (18.01.2008)
Up to 4,000 patients at Stockport Primary Care Trust (PCT) have not been told their medical details have been lost, it has been revealed.
A data memory stick holding patients' names, dates of birth, NHS numbers and GP details has been missing since December, the PCT said.
Patients have not been informed as the PCT believes the information cannot be used by identity fraudsters.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/7196198.stm
Police data details found at dump (26.12.2007)
A senior police officer has apologised after confidential details of staff were found on a dump in Devon.
The details, on a floppy disk, included names, addresses, telephone numbers and ranks of employees of Devon and Cornwall Police.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/7160490.stm
Anger as NHS patient records lost (23.12.2007)
The government has come under strong criticism after nine English NHS trusts admitted losing patient records in the latest public sector data lapse.
Hundreds of thousands of adults and children are thought to be affected.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7158498.stm
Millions of L-driver details lost (17.12.2007)
The details of three million candidates for the driving theory test have gone missing, Ruth Kelly has told MPs.
Names, addresses and phone numbers - but no financial information - were among details on a computer hard drive which went missing in the US in May.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7147715.stm
Discs 'worth £1.5bn' to criminals (28.11.2007)
Two missing computer discs containing the personal details of 25 million people could be worth up to £1.5bn to criminals, say the Lib Dems.
Acting leader Vincent Cable told MPs an "enormous amount" was still at stake, after discs containing the entire child benefit database got lost in transit.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7117291.stm
