£750K Fine For Exposing Officers

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) faces a £750,000 fine after a data breach last year. The breach exposed details of 10,000 officers and staff and was made public through a Freedom of Information request. The incident posed a life threat as the data went to dissident republicans. The Information Commissioner’s Office imposed the fine, which was reduced from a potential £5.6 million due to mitigating factors. The PSNI also received an enforcement notice to improve data security.