PSNI Suffer Major Data Breach Of Staff Information

Wednesday, 9 August 2023 09:14

By Oisin Coyne

The information was published in response to a Freedom of Information Request.

A major data breach has resulted in information about every single PSNI officer and staff member being put in the public domain.

The information which included surnames, initials, ranks, work locations and departments was temporarily put online, in response to a Freedom of Information Request.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland has apologised for the self-inflicted security breach

Liam Kelly from the Police Federation says its not good enough:

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