Mike Keegan reports that Oldham council has suffered yet another data breach: a laptop and laptop bag containing documents with employee information such as names, job titles, and salaries was stolen over the weekend.
The theft is thought to have taken place in the authority’s Human Resources Department at the Civic Centre.
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Councillor Lynne Thompson, Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources, said: “Oldham Council can confirm that over last weekend a laptop and a laptop bag containing some documents were stolen from one of the council’s buildings in the borough. No information about any member of the public was involved, but the documents did include some employee information.
Read more in the Manchester Evening News.