Over 20,000 details are at risk following police data breach
September 29, 2023
According to one senior officer, over 20,000 details – including police officers’ names and photos – are “potentially at risk”.
In August 2023, the Metropolitan Police (the Met) experienced a data breach after a cyber security incident. The breach happened after an unauthorised party gained access to the systems of one of the force’s suppliers.
The security failure involved Digital ID, a company which makes warrant cards and identification badges.
Other forces may also have been affected.
KP Law is investigating this incident. If poor data security processes made a data breach possible, we will launch a group action claim. If you have received notification of your involvement in this breach, please register below and we will be in touch to invite you to join our no-win, no-fee compensation claim.
Our action is for the Metropolitan Police and is not open to other Forces at this time.
The following data may have been accessed in the Metropolitan Police data breach:
Worryingly, we believe that some officers have also had their geolocation data breached.
In total, according to one senior officer, over 20,000 details – including police officers’ names and photos – are “potentially at risk”. If your personal data has been compromised, you will be notified.
To ensure they do not fall victim to further attacks, anyone affected by the Metropolitan Police data breach should be vigilant.
At KP Law, we have seen victims of similar data breaches become the target of cybercriminals, with instances of phishing, fraud, and identity theft. Our data protection experts strongly advise anyone involved in this breach to be vigilant and take necessary precautions.
We may be able to claim compensation for any distress or financial losses experienced because of this breach and we urge anyone affected to register with us.
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According to one senior officer, over 20,000 details – including police officers’ names and photos – are “potentially at risk”.
Officers at the Metropolitan Police and Greater Manchester Police are said to be on high alert following a serious data protection breach. To ensure they do not fall victim to further attacks, anyone affected by the police data breach should be vigilant.
The security failure involves the IT systems of Digital ID in Stockport, a company which makes warrant cards and identification badges. The company was targeted by cybercriminals in a ransomware attack. .
The names, ranks, photos, vetting levels, warrant numbers, pass numbers and pay numbers for officers could have been accessed.
At this time, there is no evidence that financial data or personal addresses have been accessed. However, some of the photos do have geo-location metadata data associated with them.
Anyone who thinks they might be involved should take immediate steps to protect themselves. Find out how to do this here.
If you receive notification that you are affected by the Metropolitan Police data breach, register to receive updates on our investigation. We’ll let you know what’s happening, and if and when you can make a no-win, no-fee data breach compensation claim.
A group action claim is where a group of people – sometimes even thousands of people – have been affected by the same issue. Group action cases are also known as class actions, multi-claimant, or multi-party actions.
There are no costs to join a claim. However, if your claim is successful, you may have to pay a ‘success fee’. This fee is taken from the compensation awarded to you. Our success fee is competitive, and we make sure you are fully informed about any potential costs before you officially join our action. If you lose, you won’t have to pay a penny.
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