Thousands of customers of Lloyds Bank have had their personal details stolen, following the theft of a data box, the bank has confirmed.
Police from the Organised Crime Unit are investigating the incident, which happened on 30 July. The customers affected have a Premier Account with Lloyds, which comes with emergency home insurance. The stolen device contained details of their names, addresses, account numbers and sort codes. It is described as being the same size as an old-style video recorder, so is perfectly portable. It was taken from a data room belonging to Royal Sun Alliance (RSA) insurance, which provided the home cover. The theft only affects customers who opened their accounts between 2006 and 2012, and who subsequently made a claim on the insurance policy. "We recognise this should never have happened and apologise to all customers who have been impacted," said a spokesperson for RSA......Read more here