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Staffordshire Police data breach

GBUnited Kingdom

Infosecurity Magazine reported a data breach at Staffordshire Police (United Kingdom) on 29 October 2026.

What regulators did

  1. Reprimand · UK Information Commissioner’s Office · Staffordshire Police
    Staffordshire Police has been issued with a Reprimand, after the force unlawfully disclosed a domestic abuse victim's home address to their alleged abuser, within a Domestic Violence Protection Notice ("DVPN"). The decision

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