Man arrested by detectives investigating criminality linked to major PSNI data breach
The 50 year old is being held under the Terrorism Act
A man's been arrested under the Terrorism Act by detectives investigating criminality linked to last week's major PSNI data breach.
The 50 year old was detained after a search in Dungiven earlier and is being questioned at the serious crime suite in Belfast.
The self-inflicted leak by the PSNI, saw the names of all serving officers and staff temporarily posted online.
A PSNI statement said, “Detectives investigating criminality linked to last week’s freedom of information data breach have carried out a search in the Dungiven area today, Friday 18th August, and made an arrest.”
“A 50-year-old man has been arrested under the Terrorism Act and is being questioned by Detectives at Musgrave Serious Crime Suite.”
“Detective Chief Superintendent Andy Hill said: “We continue to work toward establishing those who possess information relating to last week’s data breach, and will take action to ensure that any criminality identified is dealt with robustly to keep communities, and our officers and staff who serve them, safe”.