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UK Tallies Potential Disk Damage: Page 3 of 3

A statement on the HMRC Website says that the data "is likely to still be on Government property," although its actual location remains a mystery.

"We continue to urge customers to do the simple security checks," wrote Sandra Quinn, director of communications at the Association of Payment Clearing Services (APACS), a U.K. banking trade body, in a statement today. "This includes checking their statements or balance regularly, opening all post and disposing of it all with care.”

To make matters worse for the government, the HMRC recently lost another six disks, according to a weekend BBC report. The disks, which went missing between HMRC offices in northern England and London, reportedly contained recorded conversations between an HMRC staff member and a customer making a complaint.