The data breach by the Police Service of Northern Ireland, which has been described as the most significant in the history of UK policing, is understood to have led to police officers and staff's personal data falling into the hands of dissident republic groups.
The proposed fine follows the PSNI's accidental publication of the surnames, initials, rank and roles of all 9,483 service PNSI officer and staff in a 'hidden' tab of spreadsheet published online in response to a freedom of information request published online in August 2023.
John Edwards, the UK Information Commissioner said that it was troubling that simple, practical-to-implement, polices could have prevented the potentially life-threatening incident.
The publication of the names, rank and roles of PSNI's serving officers had caused 'untold anxiety and distress to those directly affected as well as their, families, friends and loved ones.'
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