Hackers repeatedly breached suppliers holding UK police data, watchdog finds
A UK government watchdog found that police data was breached repeatedly through third-party IT suppliers this decade, offering a stark case study in systemic supply-chain risk that mirrors the gaps NIS2 and DORA aim to close.
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His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services says British police data has been breach several times this decade through third-party IT suppliers.
Editorial Analysis
Systemic supplier-side breaches of law-enforcement data validate the urgency of NIS2 and DORA supply-chain security requirements for European critical-infrastructure operators.
Audit all IT suppliers with access to sensitive or regulated data for contractual security obligations, incident-notification SLAs, and evidence of recent penetration testing.
Repeated UK police data breaches through suppliers illustrate exactly the systemic supply-chain risk that NIS2 and DORA require boards to govern.
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