Northern Ireland police investigate second data breach after document containing officer details is stolen

Northern Ireland police investigating second data breach after theft of documents concerning more than 200 serving officers and staff

Police Service of Northern Ireland Assistant Chief Constable Chris Todd addressed the breach on Wednesday."Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the theft of documents, including a spreadsheet containing the names of over 200 serving officers and staff," Assistant Chief Constable Chris Todd said.

"We have contacted the officers and staff concerned to make them aware of the incident and an initial notification has been made to the office of the Information Commissioner regarding the data breach. "The major security breach was bad enough but this heaps further additional pressure on the PSNI to produce credible explanations around data security protocols and the impact on officer safety."

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