The London Metropolitan Police is investigating the possibility of the theft of information regarding 47 thousand police officers' names, photographs, ranks, and duty locations, following a cyber attack on the manufacturer responsible for producing their ID cards.
According to information obtained by The Sun newspaper, cyber pirates launched a cyber attack on the company responsible for producing ID cards for London Metropolitan Police employees.
As a result of the attack, Metropolitan Police and the National Crime Agency have raised alarms due to the possibility of the information of 47 thousand police officers, including names, photographs, ranks, and duty locations, falling into the hands of terrorist organizations or gangs.
London Metropolitan Police officials, who have warned the staff about the possibility of their information being compromised, stated in their announcement to Sky News, "We have been informed about unauthorized access to the systems of a company that employs police officers. We are collaborating with the said company to determine whether unauthorized access to Metropolitan Police information has occurred."
Police authorities also emphasized that necessary security measures have been taken.
In recent months in the UK, information of the Northern Ireland Police was accidentally shared, revealing the names, ranks, and duty locations of nearly 10,000 police officers and British secret service personnel serving in Northern Ireland.
Source : aksamhaber
