to the national crime agency. here s joe inwood. from protecting parliament to policing protests, met officers do some of the most difficult and sensitive jobs in any force. and so the news that some 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,
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 to make warrant cards. it s similar to the situation
met officers do some of the most difficult and sensitive jobs in any force. and so the news that some of their data could have been compromised has been met with fury by the police federation. their vice chair saying, to have their personal details potentially leaked out into the public domain in this manner for all to possibly see will cause colleagues incredible concern and anger. 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,
an unusual surname, they will be easier to trace and the third category is officers from a catholic nationalist background. it is that last category of officer who have been most in touch with me over the last day. most recently i spoke to an officer who said he had no difficulty in making the decision to join the psni but he is now extremely angry that hume may now become exposed. as i said before, i know officers who can t go and break bread with their family because they aren t able to tell their family that they are members of the police, coming from a nationalist background. that is still a real threat in 2023. the threat level has been raised to the most serious, severe, which means an attack is
psni. 0ver recent years i would say the majority of attacks on police officers have been targeted at catholics from the nationalist community. one officer got horrific injuries, the big threat is from dissident republicans and their motive is to try and destabilise the psni. , ., ., ., ., ., psni. this information was out there for two hours psni. this information was out there for two hours before psni. this information was out there for two hours before being psni. this information was out there for two hours before being taken - for two hours before being taken down, how will we know who had access and if they recorded it or where it is going? is there any investigation been done into that area? i investigation been done into that area? ~ ., , investigation been done into that area? ~ ., , ~ ., area? i know there is. i know the officer responsible area? i know there is. i know the officer responsible has area? i know there is. i know the officer responsible has said - ar