The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is set to receive a £750,000 fine from the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) due to a severe data breach that compromised the personal information of over 9,000 officers and staff. This incident, described as “industrial scale” by former Chief Constable Simon Byrne, included the accidental online release of surnames, initials, ranks, and roles of all PSNI personnel in response to a Freedom of Information request.
The ICO’s investigation highlighted serious inadequacies in the PSNI’s internal procedures and approval processes for information disclosure.
Edwards criticized the PSNI for not having simple and practical data security measures in place, which could have prevented this “potentially life-threatening incident.” He stressed the need for all organizations t
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