The PSNI said that a 50-year-old man had been charged with possessing documents or records ‘likely to be useful to terrorists’
Details released included the surname and first initial of every employee, their rank or grade, where they are based and the unit they work in.
On Saturday the PSNI said that a 50-year-old man had been charged with possessing documents or records likely to be useful to terrorists and possession of articles for use in terrorism. A 39-year-old man had also been detained in relation to the breach following a search in Lurgan, Co Armagh on Wednesday, and was released on bail.confirmed that the information from the data breach was in the hands of dissident republicans.Also on Monday a document was posted close to the Sinn Fein office in the Falls Road, which included information about a substantial number of police officers and staff, although their names had been removed.
Multiple data breaches have come to light since last week, including the loss of a police officer’s laptop and notebook, which contained details of 42 officers and members of staff, after the items fell from a moving vehicle.
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