Two police officers have been arrested as part of a fraud investigation related to payments made available to PSNI members following a major data breach.
The £500 payments were offered to all officers and staff to help them take extra security measures following the 2023 breach that saw some of their personal details inadvertently made public.
Details of almost 10,000 officers and staff were accidentally released in August 2023 as part of a botched PSNI response to a freedom of information query.
PSNI Deputy Chief Constable Bobby Singleton said the police’s Anti-Corruption Unit has been investigating alleged offences related to the universal £500 offer.
“The August 2023 data breach had a significant impact on many of our officers, staff and their families,” he said in a statement.
“From the outset we sought to…
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