Hundreds of phones and laptops lost by the MoD, potentially costing more than £1.6 million
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'Get a grip!' Major security warning as bungling MoD staff lose hundreds of phones and laptops
The Ministry of Defence has been told to "get a grip" after staff were found to have lost hundreds of phones and laptops in just two years.Between January 2024 and March this year, 545 laptops, tablets, and phones went missing, alongside 744 phones.No lost device has ever been recovered by the department, a Freedom of Information request revealed.The figures, seen by Sky News, have raised fears of a security crisis amid reports of a spy camera p…
The British Ministry of Defense says more than a thousand devices – laptops, tablets and phones – were lost or stolen from the army between January 2024 and March 2025, and the cost of replacing them could exceed £1.6 million. The case comes at a particularly sensitive time, as the ministry is struggling to fund its biggest military reform since the Cold War, Sky News reported.
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