Data leaks have given Irish republican groups ‘upper hand’ against police, analysts warn

Breaches hurt police morale and may help republican paramilitaries intimidate officers and their families

Police data breaches in Northern Ireland have given republican paramilitaries a powerful tool to intimidate, demoralise and target officers and their families for years to come, according to security experts.

The New IRA and other groups have gained the “upper hand” and will be able to use the unprecedented leaks of officers’ personal information to carry out psychological and possibly physical attacks, the analysts warned.

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Cumbria police admits huge breach of data of officers and staff

Exclusive: Accidental publishing of names and salaries happened in March and follows scandal over PSNI leak

Another British police force has experienced a huge breach of the data of all its officers and staff, the Guardian has learned.

Cumbria police has admitted accidentally publishing the names and salaries of every one of its more than 2,000 employees and has apologised.

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