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A POLICE force that inadvertently published details of victims of sexual offences on its website apologised today.
Suffolk Constabulary said the data breach was discovered by a member of the public on the evening of November 7, but the document “was first published in 2019.”
The information was removed from the public domain as soon as possible after officers were alerted and an internal inquiry began, the force said.
Officers are “seeking to establish how many people have viewed the information.”
Assistant Chief Constable Eamonn Bridger said: “Suffolk Constabulary is extremely sorry for the data breach and the anxiety this unintentional disclosure of personal information will have caused.
“We recognise and sincerely regret the additional concern this incident will have caused for victims of crime that we are duty-bound to protect.
“We have now fully removed the document from public circulation and will continue to proactively seek to minimise any risk that the release of this data may have had.”
