The UK’s Police National Legal Database (PNLD) suffered a cyberattack recently, in which it allegedly lost sensitive data on more than 100,000 criminal justice professionals.
In a short press release, PNLD confirmed the breach, saying it happened over a weekend. The threat actors, which were not named in the announcement, were said to have taken names, organizations, and work email addresses belonging to police officers, staff, government partners, and customers.
The announcement also said the stolen information was already published on the dark web, adding that there is “no evidence to suggest that passwords or other security credentials have been compromised.” How the attackers worked their way in was not disclosed in the announcement.
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Source: TechRadar News
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