'Get a grip!' Major security warning as bungling MoD staff lose hundreds of phones and laptops

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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 placed in the building housing the Home Office and the Ministry of Housing.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Of the devices, 132 laptops and tablets alongside 36 phones were believed to be stolen - with the rest lost by staff.The cost of replacing the hardware could reach as much as £1,634,944, data revealed.The disclosure arrives at a time when the department is under pressure to deliver value for money.Shadow Defence Secretary James Cartlidge said the figures were a "real concern" and called on ministers to "act now" to prevent more pieces of...

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