A data breach affecting the Police Service of Northern Ireland was due to a lack of data protection policies and extensive security failings, Infosecurity Magazine reports. The cyberattack was the largest data breach in the history of U.K. policing. Police said it was "a wakeup call for every force across the U.K."
14 Dec. 2023
Insufficient cybersecurity caused PSNI data breach
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