Zurich Insurance has just lost a tape on which was data on 51,000 of its customers.  I know this because I am one of them.  It is pretty major data too – bank account details, address, details of specific items insured and details on your security arrangements (safes, alarms etc).  Basically – short of handing over the keys to your house this is the next best thing, if it ends up in the wrong hands.

Luckily, there appears to be no evidence that this information has ended up in the wrong hands – according to Zurich.

What is going to be interesting is to see how this issue pans out.  Continue reading →