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DII-2026-00066
ReportedReported by fewer than three independent publishers, with no official finding.

Inside the NZ police breach that exposed 1000 sensitive criminal case files

The full scale of a privacy breach within NZ Police and the rush to contain it over the holiday period has been revealed in newly-released documents. In all, information from more than 1000 sensitive police...

9 March 2026 ยท Accidental exposure and misconfiguration
9 March 2026
DII-2026-000662 sources โ†“
Quick facts
Category
Accidental exposure and misconfiguration
Source
DataBreaches.net
Date
9 March 2026
Drafted by
Raidu Incident Detection

What happened

Not publicly disclosed.

Classification

Category
Accidental exposure and misconfiguration
Industry
Government and public sector

Sources and evidence

This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.

DataBreaches.net
Inside the NZ police breach that exposed 1000 sensitive criminal case files
9 March 2026