Northern Ireland police may have endangered its own officers by posting details online in error
A spreadsheet containing details of serving Northern Ireland police officers was mistakenly posted online yesterday, potentially endangering the safety of officers, given the volatile politics of the region.
"Although it was made available as a result of our own error, anyone who did access the information before it was taken down is responsible for what they do with it next. It is important that data anyone has accessed is deleted immediately," said Assistant Chief Constable Chris Todd, the PSNI's Senior Information Risk Owner.
"The matter is being fully investigated and a Gold structure is in place to oversee the investigation and consequences. It is actively being reviewed to identify any security issues," Todd said.newspaper, the data was uploaded around 2:30pm and was visible to the public for two and a half to three hours. Some news reports claim that some of the details have already been shared on social media messaging groups.
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