Ireland Live reports:
The Police Service of Northern Ireland has been fined £750,000 for an “egregious” data breach in which the personal information of staff and officers was released.
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) fined the organisation for the “serious” breach that left many PSNI workers fearing for their safety and said “simple-to-implement” procedures could have prevented it.
The ICO had previously announced its intention in May to fine the organisation £750,000 and Thursday’s announcement is confirmation of the final figure.
The breach happened in August 2023, when a spreadsheet released as part of a freedom of information request held hidden data with the initials, surname, rank and role of all 9,483 PSNI officers and staff.
Read more at Ireland Live.