Within days of the data breach in 2023, it was confirmed that dissident republicans had accessed the information. Photograph: Peter Muhly/ AFP via Getty ImagesAn officer whose details were disclosed in the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) data breach now lives in a “CCTV prison camp”, the High Court in Belfast heard on Tuesday. The unprecedented data breach involved accidental publication on a website in response to the FOI request. The officer recalled his state of shock after learning about the data breach through news reports. It’s just terrible.”Later in evidence, MTB402 told how he decided to hand in his firearm as his mood continued to darken.

Source: The Irish Times December 10, 2025 14:09 UTC