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| Bank's details on stolen laptops | Bank's details on stolen laptops |
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| A laptop containing bank account details of 75,000 Irish gas board customers, has been stolen in Dublin. | A laptop containing bank account details of 75,000 Irish gas board customers, has been stolen in Dublin. |
| The theft took place almost two weeks ago, but was not publicised until Wednesday because police were following "a particular line of enquiry". | The theft took place almost two weeks ago, but was not publicised until Wednesday because police were following "a particular line of enquiry". |
| The confidential information was not encrypted and was on one of four stolen laptops taken from Bord Gáis offices and nearby buildings on 5 June. | The confidential information was not encrypted and was on one of four stolen laptops taken from Bord Gáis offices and nearby buildings on 5 June. |
| Bord Gáis said it will contact affected customers next week. | Bord Gáis said it will contact affected customers next week. |
| The company added that gardai and the Irish Data Protection Commissioner were immediately informed. | The company added that gardai and the Irish Data Protection Commissioner were immediately informed. |
| Bord Gáis, which has recently entered the electricity market, has attracted significant numbers of new customers recently who have changed their supplier. | Bord Gáis, which has recently entered the electricity market, has attracted significant numbers of new customers recently who have changed their supplier. |
| The National Consumer Agency has described the lack of encryption as "unacceptable and a poor reflection on Irish business". |