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UK: Nicked sensitive Avnet server disks sparks ICO probe

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Dissent

Paul Kunert reports an update on a breach I seem to have missed:

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has confirmed it is investigating a potential data breach at Avnet Technology Solutions (TS) following the break-in prior to Christmas.

As previously reported, thieves raided the enterprise distie’s Haslingden office on 21 December and made off with hard disk drives containing archived information on staff and trade customers pertaining to the acquired Bell Micro business.

Read more on Channel Register.


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