Scotland Yard has admitted inadvertently sharing the email addresses of more than 1,000 victims of crime with other victims.
In total 1,136 emails were sent out “in human error” on Monday, police said.
No other personal details were revealed and police are contacting everyone affected to explain what happened and to apologise, Scotland Yard confirmed.
The vast majority of people affected were victims of criminal damage or theft, the Met revealed.
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