Investigation launched into data leak incident.
The Northern Ireland Department of Education is investigating a suspected data leak after a spreadsheet was sent in error to 174 people.
According to Irish News, the spreadsheet included details of 407 individuals who registered interest for an event about the End-to End Review of Special Educational Needs. Details included names, email address and titles of those people.
Education Minister Paul Givan said the individuals involved have been contacted to make them aware of the data breach, and an investigation is being launched.
Givan said: “The department takes its responsibilities around data protection extremely seriously and we unreservedly apologise to all those affected as this should not have happened.”
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Dan Raywood
Senior Editor
SC Media UK
Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with more than 20 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 16 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.
He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Conference, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and ESET Security Days.
Outside work, Dan enjoys supporting Tottenham Hotspur, managing mischievous cats, and sampling craft beers.
