Cleveland UK Police Data Breach (2018)
Cleveland UK Police
lowVERIS
Disclosed
June 20, 2018
2837 days ago
Records
Undisclosed
Confirmed
Root Cause
Improper Disposal
Industry
Government
Description
A police file containing personal details of paedophiles and their victims was found dumped in the street. The notes, containing highly sensitive pages with information identifying people in several cases, were discovered by a Hartlepool dog walker.