Security News > 2023 > October > Irish cops data debacle exposes half a million motorist records

A third-party contractor running a database without password protection exposed more than 500,000 records related to vehicle seizures by the Irish National Police.

The latest revelation follows a long line of stories related to various police forces in the UK all reporting data incidents in recent months.

Days later, Cumbria Constabulary became the second police force in the country to disclose officers' personal information.

Again, just days later in what was a wild fortnight for police data leaks, Norfolk and Suffolk police forces confirmed they had leaked raw crime report data in FoI responses.

London's Met Police followed suit later in August, disclosing that a third-party breach exposed officers' names, photos, salaries, and more.

Greater Manchester Police also announced in September that a third-party supplier of ID badges had been attacked with ransomware, which then led to theft of data relating to the names and photos of its officers.

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