Northern Ireland
Donaldson: PSNI data breach may impact monitoring of dissident activity
It is believed information on police and staff mistakenly released is now in the hands of republican opposed to the peace process
A major PSNI data breach may undermine the ability of the police and security services to keep tabs on dissident republicans, DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has said.
He said the fact that the personal information of police officers and civilian staff is in the hands of dissidents raises the threat level faced by the PSNI.
Former Stormont justice minister Naomi Long warned the data leak will have serious consequences for retention and recruitment in ...