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

The Police National Legal Database (PNLD) suffered a data breach that exposed contact information of U.K. police officers, government officials, and criminal justice professionals on the dark web. The compromised data, discovered on July 26, included names, organizational affiliations, and work email addresses of law enforcement personnel, government partners, and PNLD customers.

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August 3, 2026 · 1 min read

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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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