The PNLD data breach has exposed contact information belonging to police officers, government partners, criminal justice professionals and customers after data from the Police National Legal Database (PNLD) was published on the dark web. The data breach at PNLD, identified on July 26, 2026, also affected some users of Ask the Police, raising concerns about targeted phishing attacks. 
PNLD Data Breach Exposes Police and Contact Details 

According to PNLD, the compromised data includes names, organizations and work email addresses of police officers, police staff, criminal justice professionals, government partners and customers. The incident also exposed the names and email addresses of so...