Burglar steals MI5 device from home

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It was taken after a burglar climbed through an open window at a property in Greater Manchester on Sunday night.

The house was being rented by the intelligence service but the information on the device was encrypted, so a security breach using the information is thought unlikely.

A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police asked for anyone offered the stolen property to hand it in to the nearest police station.

He added: "Shortly after 11.20pm police were called to a house in Greater Manchester, following reports of a burglary.

"An encrypted handheld computer was stolen.

"It is believed the offender entered through an open window. Inquiries are ongoing."

The security services and the government have been hit by a number of security breaches in the last year.