importantSYS.SOURCE: The Hacker News• 2026-08-03T14:43:56+05:30

PNLD Data Breach Exposes UK Law Enforcement and Government Contact Information on Dark Web

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The Police National Legal Database (PNLD) confirmed a data breach exposing UK police, government, and customer contact details on the dark web, with no evidence of compromised passwords or security credentials. The breach, linked to potential misconfigurations in Microsoft Power Platform, remains under investigation with no official details on affected individuals or data volume.

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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