Police in Northern Ireland have warned organizations in the province to be on their guard after issuing a new Crime Prevention Notice on “quishing,” or phishing via QR code. Originally published by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Cyber Crime Centre, the notice urges all local businesses to ensure staff cybersecurity awareness training is […]
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) suffered a “critical incident” on August 8, after the personally identifying information for all of its employees was published online. The “monumental” data breach occurred when data was mistakenly posted online following a Freedom of Information (FoI) request. A database, which included the surname, initials, rank/grade, role and […]