The chief constable apologises after the identities of thousands of officers are mistakenly revealed.
Chief Constable Simon Byrne said he would not resign because leadership "is not about walking away"Northern Ireland's police chief has said he is "deeply sorry" about two "industrial-scale" breaches of internal data, revealing the identities of thousands of his officers and staff.
With more than 10,000 people affected, the potential bill for compensation could run to tens of millions of pounds. The chief constable confirmed that no officers had been moved from their homes due to safety concerns after the data breaches. In the biggest data breach, described as "monumental" by the union, information about every PSNI officer and civilian employee was mistakenly published in response to a Freedom of Information request.Police officers in Northern Ireland are viewed as targets by violent dissident republican groups
The police have since confirmed that they were able to remotely wipe both of these devices and are confident that information on them would not be accessible by a third party.
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