September 6, 2010
Unencrypted USB containing Police information found on pavement
A lost USB stick that contained police information described as ‘dynamite’ was found in the street outside a station.
According to reports, a stick containing more than 2,000 pages of highly sensitive and confidential information, intended to be seen only by senior officers, was found on a pavement near a Greater Manchester police station.
The USB stick was prominently branded with the Greater Manchester Police logo and included detailed strategies for acid and petrol bomb attacks, blast control training and the use of batons and shields. It also had a comprehensive list of officers’ names, ranks and their divisions.
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