Bank details safe after computer thefts (From Bucks Free Press)

Bank details safe after computer thefts

1:04pm Thursday 8th May 2008

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THE ORGANISERS of an international music festival say customers' details are safe after their website servers were stolen from a High Wycombe software company.

Burglars broke into the offices of Opal communications company in Cressex Business Park at around 10.30pm on Sunday. They used a stepladder to gain access to a first floor window.

When inside they stole computer accessories, software and hard drives including those used to power the website of the World of Music, Arts and Dance (WOMAD) music festival.

The festival is organised by Real World , a company owned by musician Peter Gabriel, and is scheduled to be held at a site near Malmesbury, Wiltshire in July. There are other WOMAD events in countries across the world.

Andy Wood, spokesman for Real World, said: "There were a number of items that were stolen.

"We had servers stolen, the result being that we had to set up in a completely different location."

The theft of the servers has caused the WOMAD website to crash.

Mr Wood said that all of the confidential information of customers who bought tickets to the festival are stored in a secure location, so no bank details have been lost.

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