There are warnings that dissident Republicans are claiming to have sensitive information about some Northern Ireland police officers, following a major security leak. Apologising for the data breach, the chief constable of Northern Ireland, Simon Byrne said advice was being given to officers and staff who might be affected.
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00:00 An early worst-case scenario that we have been dealing with
00:04 is that third parties would attempt to get this data
00:08 to intimidate, corrupt,
00:10 or indeed cause harm to our officers and staff.
00:15 We are now aware that dissident Republicans
00:18 claim to be in possession of some of this information
00:22 circulating on WhatsApp.