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Northern Ireland police data breach is second in weeks, force reveals


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2023-08-20 15:58:56
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Admission that document with names of 200 staff was stolen in July follows revelation of ‘monumental’ data breach on Tuesday

The Police Service of Northern Ireland has admitted that this week’s “monumental” data breach followed an earlier leak of names of hundreds of officers and staff, deepening a crisis over the mishandling of personal information that could be used to target employees.

The disclosures sowed anxiety in the ranks and prompted some officers to relocate in case paramilitaries tried to exploit the situation – the terrorism threat level in the region is categorised as severe, meaning the chances of an attack are deemed highly likely.

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Northern Ireland police data breach is second in weeks, force reveals
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/aug/09/police-officers-in-northern-ireland-may-leave-force-or-move-after-data-breach-psni

Admission that document with names of 200 staff was stolen in July follows revelation of ‘monumental’ data breach on Tuesday

The Police Service of Northern Ireland has admitted that this week’s “monumental” data breach followed an earlier leak of names of hundreds of officers and staff, deepening a crisis over the mishandling of personal information that could be used to target employees.

The disclosures sowed anxiety in the ranks and prompted some officers to relocate in case paramilitaries tried to exploit the situation – the terrorism threat level in the region is categorised as severe, meaning the chances of an attack are deemed highly likely.

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Northern Ireland
Information commissioner
Police
Data and computer security
Freedom of information
UK news
Wed, 09 Aug 2023 18:11:42 GMT
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/aug/09/police-officers-in-northern-ireland-may-leave-force-or-move-after-data-breach-psni

Photograph: Rebecca Black/PA


Photograph: Rebecca Black/PA

Rory Carroll and Vikram Dodd
2023-08-09T18:11:42Z

Source: Guardian
Source Link: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/aug/09/police-officers-in-northern-ireland-may-leave-force-or-move-after-data-breach-psni


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