Police Service Of Northern Ireland — Cyber Attacks, Breaches & Threat Activity

Threat entity extracted from intelligence sources

Frequency
5
occurrences
First Seen
November 24, 2025
Last Seen
March 12, 2026

Related Threat Clusters

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    5 articles · Updated December 5, 2025
  • Police Scotland Fined for Mishandling Victim's Sensitive Data

    Police Scotland has been fined £66,000 by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) for a serious data protection breach involving the sharing of a female officer's phone data with a colleague accused of rape. The…

    2 articles · Updated March 12, 2026
  • UK MoD Fails to Prevent Data Breach Risks for Afghan Refugees

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  • PSNI Staff to Receive £7,500 Compensation for 2023 Data Breach

    The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has announced a £7,500 ($10,279) compensation payment for employees affected by a significant data breach that occurred in 2023. A total of £119 million ($163 million) has…

    1 article · Updated February 4, 2026
  • Inquiry Demanded into UK ICO Following Afghan Data Breach

    Civil liberties groups and MPs are calling for an inquiry into the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) due to its failure to enforce data protection laws following a significant data breach involving the Ministry…

    12 articles · Updated November 25, 2025

Recent Intelligence Reports

  • Police Scotland Fined After Sharing Victim’s Phone Data — Infosecurity-Magazine · March 12, 2026
  • Universal £7,500 payout offered to PSNI staff over major data breach — Theregister · February 4, 2026
  • PSNI Data Breach Forces Officer To Flee To Australia — Evrimagaci · December 5, 2025
  • Officer moved to Australia to end threats to parents after data breach — Bbc · December 4, 2025
  • 70+ organisations and experts demand action over failing ICO — Openrightsgroup · November 24, 2025

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