Police National Legal Database confirms data theft after dark web leak
According to the PNLD, the leaked information includes the names, organizations, and work email addresses of police officers, police staff, criminal justice professionals, government partners, and customers. It insists there is "no evidence" that passwords or other authentication data were compromised. REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); The breach also affected Ask the Police, a public-facing legal advice website operated by PNLD.
- ▪According to the PNLD, the leaked information includes the names, organizations, and work email addresses of police officers, police staff, criminal justice professionals, government partners, and customers.
- ▪It insists there is "no evidence" that passwords or other authentication data were compromised.
- ▪REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); The breach also affected Ask the Police, a public-facing legal advice website operated by PNLD.
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| Publication time | Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:13:00 +0200 |
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(function() { let windowUrl = window.location.href; windowUrl = windowUrl.substring(windowUrl.indexOf('?') + 1); let messageElement = document.querySelector('.shareableMessage'); if (windowUrl && windowUrl.includes('code') && windowUrl.includes('expires')) { messageElement.style.display = 'block'; } })(); cyber-crime Police National Legal Database confirms data theft after dark web leak ExfilSquad claims 135,000 contact records weeks after hitting the Department for Education Carly Page Carly Page Published mon 3 Aug 2026 // 15:13 UTC The Police National Legal Database (PNLD) is the latest UK public sector outfit to admit that cybercriminals made off with its data, including the names and work email addresses of police officers, justice staff, government partners, and customers.The legal…
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