Security News > 2023 > August > More UK cops' names and photos exposed in supplier breach

London's Metropolitan Police has said a third-party data breach exposed staff and officers' names, ranks, photos, vetting levels, and salary information.

The supplier did not store police addresses, phone numbers or financial account details so it appears that data remains secure.

According to The Sun, which first reported on the breach, all 47,000 staff members and police officers - including senior officials, undercover and counter-terrorism cops, and officers assigned to guard the royal family - were exposed.

"This data breach has put the safety of police at risk."

The Met data breach follows a handful of other leaks at UK cop shops over the past few weeks.

On August 16, a man was arrested in Northern Ireland after police posted a spreadsheet online that listed last names and initials of 10,000 serving officers in the Police Service of Northern Ireland, plus civilian staff members.

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