Compensation costs could be an average of between £12,500 and £20,000 per officer and staff member.
Up to £140m could be spent covering compensation and legal costs associated with the Northern Ireland Police Service data leak.
The PSNI has set aside £116m to cover estimated costs based on legal advice suggesting the bill could be anywhere between £90m and £140m, or an average of between £12,500 and £20,000 per officer and staff member, according to media reports.
Whilst the ICO fine of £750,000 was detailed last week, approximately 7,000 officers and staff are involved in legal action claiming negligence and breach of data protection and privacy.
Written by
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.
