Jan 23, 2024
Ex-Fujitsu boss admits calling Horizon 'Fort Knox'
A former head of Fujitsu UK has admitted that he told former Post Office boss, Paula Vennells, that the Horizon IT system was like "Fort Knox". More than 900 sub-postmasters and postmistresses were prosecuted after the faulty Horizon software wrongly made it look like money was missing from their branches. Last week, Nick Read, chief executive of the Post Office, was criticised for not knowing when the company first knew that remote access to sub-postmasters' Horizon systems was possible. When prosecutions were taking place, Fujitsu had told the Post Office that no-one, apart from sub-postmasters themselves, could access or alter Horizon records - meaning the blame for mistakes could only rest with sub-postmasters. "As the public inquiry is already aware, I did refer to Fort Knox in a conversation with Paula Vennells - this was in relation to the cyber and physical security of Horizon and was unrelated to the remote access issue."I fully support the inquiry and it would be inappropriate for me to comment further ahead of giving my evidence.
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