PNLD Breach Exposes U.K. Police and Government Contact Details on Dark Web

The Hacker News 3 August 2026, 12:13 EEST Security

The Police National Legal Database (PNLD) has confirmed that police, government and customer contact information was compromised and published on the dark web. The data included names, organisations and work email addresses belonging to police officers, police staff, criminal justice professionals, government partners and customers. The incident, identified on July 26, also exposed some names…

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