"Massive Data Breach Exposes Northern Ireland Police Force's Identities"

A "monumental" data breach in Northern Ireland has exposed the names and ranks of all 10,000 serving police officers, with the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) apologizing for mistakenly sharing sensitive data in response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request. The breach has raised concerns about the safety of police officers who have been regularly targeted in the conflict over British rule in the region. The breach comes just months after a police officer was shot multiple times in front of his son. The PSNI has attributed the breach to "simple human error" and has urged anyone who accessed the information to delete it immediately. The Police Federation has called for urgent safeguards to prevent such breaches in the future.