Police Service of Northern Ireland

1 breach9,483 affected in allGovernmentpsni.police.uk

FOI spreadsheet exposed all 9,483 PSNI officers and staff; ICO fine of GBP 750,000Exposed data exposed names and employment records.Exposed data9,483 affectedGovernmentGBAug 8, 2023

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source_type2026-09-25

Police Service of Northern Ireland, 2023-08-08regulator

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Police Service of Northern Ireland, 2023-08-08https://ico.org.uk/action-weve-taken/enforcement/2024/10/police-service-of-northern-ireland-mpn/

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Police Service of Northern Ireland, 2023-08-08research

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Police Service of Northern Ireland, 2023-08-081

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Police Service of Northern Ireland, 2023-08-08980000

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Police Service of Northern Ireland, 2023-08-08GBP 750,000 ICO fine (Oct 2024)

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Police Service of Northern Ireland, 2023-08-08misconfiguration

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Police Service of Northern Ireland, 2023-08-08organization

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Police Service of Northern Ireland, 2023-08-089483

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Police Service of Northern Ireland, 2023-08-082023-08-08

summary2026-09-25

Police Service of Northern Ireland, 2023-08-08On 8 August 2023 PSNI published a freedom of information response to WhatDoTheyKnow with a hidden worksheet listing surnames, initials, ranks and roles of its entire workforce; it was removed within hours. The ICO fined PSNI GBP 750,000 und

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Police Service of Northern Ireland, 2023-08-08FOI spreadsheet exposed all 9,483 PSNI officers and staff; ICO fine of GBP 750,000

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Police Service of Northern Ireland, 2023-08-08

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Police Service of Northern Ireland