Detectives investigating criminality linked to the PSNI data breach have arrested a 54-year-old man.
Data relating to all 9,483 PSNI officers and staff was mistakenly included in a spreadsheet published online last August in response to a freedom of information request. The list included the surname and first initial of every employee, their rank or grade, where they are based and the unit in which they work.
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Source: RTE News
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