Halifax faces FSA action over stolen briefcase - papers 27th March

The bank last night began writing to the customers who had their details stolen after reporting the matter to the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and the police. The data was contained in a briefcase stolen from an employee's locked car late on Wednesday evening. A spokesman for Halifax said: "We are very sorry for any inconvenience or upset we may have caused our customers. Lessons have been learnt. We are reviewing our procedures as a matter of urgency." Halifax insisted it felt the information which had been stolen would not be of use to any thief trying to commit financial fraud....