Greater Manchester Police officers’ data hacked in cyber attack

A third-party supplier was targeted in a ransomware attack, making the force the fourth in the UK to experience data breach problems recently.

Personal information of employees of the Greater Manchester Police (GMP) was hacked Thursday in a ransomware attack, the force has confirmed. The hackers targeted a third-party firm in Stockport that makes ID cards, and which holds information on GMP employees.

“We are aware of a ransomware attack affecting a third-party

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