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PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher has said "organisational failing" was to blame for a massive PSNI data breach, which an independent review has found happened after the police didn't take opportunities to secure their internal information.
In a scandal estimated to cost the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) as much as £240million, blundering officials mistakenly released a list identifying all of their officers and staff.
Independent End to End Process Review Report Published
The biggest data breach in the history of UK policing, which saw the personal details of almost 10,000 Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) officers published online, was missed by six officials, a report has found.
In August the details of almost 9,500 PSNI officers and staff were mistakenly published in response to a freedom of information request.