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\"HeathrowImage copyright<\/span> Getty Images<\/span> <\/span> <\/figure>\n

Heathrow Airport has been fined \u00a3120,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office for “serious” data protection failings. <\/p>\n

It comes after a staff member lost a USB stick last October containing “sensitive personal data”, which was later found by a member of the public. <\/p>\n

Reports at the time claimed this included the Queen’s security and travel arrangements, although the ICO would not confirm this. <\/p>\n

Heathrow said it regretted the breach. <\/p>\n

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said the memory stick, which contained 76 folders and more than 1,000 files, was not encrypted or password-protected.<\/p>\n

It said only a small amount of files contained “sensitive” information, including a training video that exposed the names, dates of birth and passport numbers of 10 people. Personal data of up to 50 Heathrow aviation security personnel was also revealed.<\/p>\n

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Image caption<\/span> The information was found on a memory stick <\/span> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

However, a report in the Mirror<\/a> newspaper at the time suggested the breach had also posed a risk to national security.<\/p>\n

It reported a man had found the memory stick on a West London street and viewed its contents at a local library, discovering information including: <\/p>\n