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MAJOR POLICE BREACH ENDANGERS SAFETY OF OFFICERS & CIVILIANS

A mistake snowballs into a serious political issue as the safety of police
officers in Northern Ireland is compromised in an accidental data leak.
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August 09, 2023
Source: Stephen Barnes/Northern Ireland via Alamy Stock Photo
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A data leak may put the safety of 10,000 serving police officers in Northern
Ireland in peril.



The names of the officers were leaked in an error made by the Police Service of
Northern Ireland (PSNI) in response to a Freedom of Information (FoI) request. A
FoI request is made by someone who is in search of information that furthers the
commercial or trade interests of the individual. A spreadsheet with sensitive
details, include names, ranks, departments, and locations of all the serving
officers in the PSNI, was published in error. While taken down quickly,
officials aren't sure who accessed the spreadsheet and if the information was
copied.

The spreadsheet was uploaded on an FOI website — called WhatDoTheyKnow — on
Tuesday at around 2:30 p.m. and removed two hours later with an apology from
Chris Todd, a PSNI assistant chief constable. An emergency meeting of the Police
Board of Northern Ireland is planned for Aug. 10 to discuss and handle the
situation. According to some news reports, the details of the spreadsheet have
already begun to spread on social media.

"This is an issue we take extremely seriously and as our investigation
continues, we will keep the Northern Ireland Policing Board and the Information
Commissioner's Office updated," the PSNI said in a public statement. 



The breach comes just a day after the attack on the Electoral Commission,
raising concerns on the effectiveness of cybersecurity safeguards in the UK. 





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