accidental data released with a freedom of information request but this was a deliberate attack. [30 freedom of information request but this was a deliberate attack.- this was a deliberate attack. do we know about this was a deliberate attack. do we know about the this was a deliberate attack. do we know about the scale this was a deliberate attack. do we know about the scale and - this was a deliberate attack. do we know about the scale and extent? l this was a deliberate attack. do we i know about the scale and extent? no, we haven t know about the scale and extent? iifr, we haven t had that much info. around 30,000 people were represented by the federation. the numbers that could have been hit here, we don t have that because the met police haven t told us. but there are specific security implications. i was speaking to a senior officer who said the real concern, a major concern is if you have got clearance level, clearance level tells you what offices are dealing with the mos
and, according to a senior former officer, some will be more vulnerable than others. if you are, for example, an ethnic minority officer with an unusual name, working in counter terrorism, or working undercover, or perhaps working against organised gangs, you potentially could be more easily identified. now exactly how this happened is still being established, but the met say there was a data breach at a third party supplier that had access to information like names, photos and security clearance, but not police contact information. the force says extra security measures have now been put in place. it comes just weeks after a series of data leaks at other forces, including one at the police service of northern ireland, which saw the details of all staff accidentally published. those were human error. this seems to be a targeted attack on a third party it company thought to be contracted by the met
and, according to a senior former officer, some will be more vulnerable than others. if you are, for example, an ethnic minority officer with an unusual name, working in counter terrorism, or working undercover, or perhaps working against organised gangs, you potentially could be more easily identified. now exactly how this happened is still being established, but the met say there was a data breach at a third party supplier that had access to information like names, photos and security clearance, but not police contact information. the force says extra security measures have now been put in place. it comes just weeks after a series of data leaks at other forces, including one at the police service of northern ireland, which saw the details of all staff accidentally published. those were human error.
compromised has been met with fury by the police federation, their vice chair saying. and, according to a senior former officer, some will be more vulnerable than others. if you are, for example, an ethnic minority officer with an unusual name, working in counter terrorism, or working undercover, or perhaps working against organised gangs, you potentially could be more easily identified. now, exactly how this happened is still being established, but the met say there was a data breach at a third party supplier that had access to information like names, photos and security clearance, but not police contact information. the force says extra security measures have now been put in place. it comes just weeks after a series
of their data could have been compromised has been met with fury by the police federation, their vice chair saying. and, according to a senior former officer, some will be more vulnerable than others. if you are, for example, an ethnic minority officer with an unusual name, working in counter terrorism, or working undercover, or perhaps working against organised gangs, you potentially could be more easily identified. now, exactly how this happened is still being established, but the met say there was a data breach at a third party supplier that had access to information like names, photos and security clearance, but not police contact information. the force says extra security measures have now been put in place. it comes just weeks after a series