Laptop stolen with details of 109,000 pension fund members

The laptop contained unencrypted, but password protected, information about individuals who were members of six of The Pensions Trust's schemes - and held data including name, address, date of birth, national insurance numbers, name of employer, salary details and information on nominees. For those in receipt of a pension, the data also included bank account details. The laptop was stolen from NorthgateArinso's offices, where the laptop was being used as a database for development, training and performance testing. NorthgateArinso supplies the software that the Pensions Trust uses for...