UK Police National Legal Database contact details leaked on dark web
Contact details of police and government officials were leaked from the UK Police National Legal Database (PNLD) and published on the dark web. A misconfiguration of Microsoft Power Platform was identified as the cause of the leak. PNLD confirmed the data theft.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- UK Police National Legal Database
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Contact details of UK police and government officials
- Cause / method
- Microsoft Power Platform misconfiguration
- Location
- United Kingdom
If your data was exposed
- Don’t tap links in texts, calls or emails that mention this incident and offer compensation, refunds or breach checks. Check directly on the organization’s official website or app.
Timeline
- After contact details of police and government officials were leaked on the dark web, PNLD confirmed the data theft, and a Microsoft Power Platform misconfiguration was identified as the cause.
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