Records Office Missed Breaches

LondonThree breaches at Britain’s criminal records office went unnoticed for two years.

People applying for visas and jobs abroad had their police records exposed unknowingly.

Unread antivirus alerts and an unpatched content system let intruders inside undetected, a regulator’s reprimand found.

The watchdog issued only a written reprimand, not a fine, since the office is a public body.

Sources: The Record