Articles tagged with: Virgin Media and Carphone Warehouse

Virgin Media Censured for the Loss of 3,000 Customer Details

The UK's Information CommissionerÃ's Office (ICO) - which regulates data protection and privacy issues - has found Virgin Media in breach of the Data Protection Act following the loss of an unencrypted CD containing the personal details of over three thousand customers.  more

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Virgin Media Loses CD Containing Customer Bank Details

UK telecoms and media firm, Virgin Media has admitted to losing a CD which contained the personal details of some 3,000 customers. The customers, all of whom had subscribed to Virgin's broadband internet service via the mobile phone retailer, Carphone Warehouse are being contacted by Virgin. The CD contained not just the customers personal address details though - it also included their bank account information.  more

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