"UK Police Data Breach Exposes Victim Information"

The Norfolk and Suffolk police in the UK have recently confirmed the accidental exposure of personal data belonging to more than 1000 individuals, including crime victims.  The disclosure occurred within Freedom of Information (FOI) responses issued by law enforcement agencies.  According to a joint statement from the East Anglian constabularies, a “technical issue” resulted in the inclusion of raw crime report data in a “very small percentage” of FOI responses distributed between April 2021 and March 2022.  The compromised data in the Norfolk and Suffolk breach encompassed information stored within a dedicated police system, including data on crime reports, details regarding victims, witnesses, and suspects, and descriptions of the criminal acts.  The spectrum of offenses encompassed domestic incidents, sexual offenses, assaults, thefts, and instances of hate crime.

Infosecurity reports: "UK Police Data Breach Exposes Victim Information"