Police Service of Northern Ireland chief constable Simon Byrne has said that dissident republicans are claiming to be in possession of information circulating on WhatsApp following a data blunder.
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“We are now aware that dissident republicans claim to be in possession of some of this information circulating on WhatsApp, and as we speak we are advising officers and staff about how to deal with that and any further risk that they face.”He told a press conference: “One of the things we’ve done under the leadership is establish a group to look at real-time concerns about threat and risk.
Mr Byrne appeared before the Northern Ireland Policing Board on Thursday to face questions over the mistake which saw the PSNI release the surname, first initial and employment details – including where they work and their department – of every serving police officer and civilian member of staff alongside a response to a Freedom of Information request.
The PSNI said that, as well as issuing updated personal security advice to those affected, an emergency threat assessment group had been established to look at welfare concerns.police are investigating a second data breach
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