CNN reports that the Police Service of Northern Island had the names and ranks of their entire force consisting of 10,000 police officers compromised following a data breach, which stemmed from improper data sharing following a Freedom of Information request that sought to know the police force’s population. All of the police service’s current workforce had their surnames, initials, and ranks or grades, as well as their locations and departments, detailed in a spreadsheet created by a PSNI staff member, which was available online for over two hours, according to PSNI Senior Information Risk Owner Chris Todd.

Source: SC Magazine