London’s Metropolitan Police said it was taking extra security measures after “unauthorised access to the IT system of one of its suppliers”, following data breaches at other forces.
It said the company in question had access to the names, ranks, photos, vetting levels and pay numbers for officers and staff but not addresses, phone numbers or financial details.
The Sun on Sunday newspaper reported that “cyber crooks penetrated the IT systems” of the firm which reportedly prints identity cards and staff passes for the Met, the UK’s biggest police force.
