Out the truth behind them. Police officers in Northern Ireland say theyre shocked and angry after a data breach revealed Sensitive Information about them. Yesterday the Police Service of Northern Ireland published the names, roles and Work Locations of all its staff by mistake. It blamed human error and apologised. But now, details are emerging of a second data breach, in which a document contraining the names of over 200 officers was stolen from the back of a police vehicle. Psni staff are worried about their safety and fear dissident republican groups could use the information to target them. Live now to our correspondent in belfast, julian oneill. Bring in belfast, julian oneill. Us up to date with whats happening bring us up to date with whats happening with the data breach but also this new information about the stolen details let me start with that. It stolen details let me start with that. , that. It has emerge within the past hour that there that. It has emerge within the past
6th ofjuly and involved a theft from an unmarked car belonging to put officer just from an unmarked car belonging to put officerjust outside belfast. along with a laptop what was also stolen was a document which contained the names of more than 200 police officers and civilian support staff. a smaller data breach. i m also told that in this instance as well it didn t contain details like in individuals home address but we are learning of this as the full scale of yesterday s data breach becomes clearer. 10,000 800 names of officers and civilian employees, as you say were inadvertently 10,800. released as a result of a freedom of information request. that is still being assessed. this afternoon the psni said the situation remained serious. it is set up an emergency