Report: UK police data at risk from US hacking
An investigation by The Guardian newspaper revealed that the British police are using the Microsoft Azure cloud computing platform to store vast amounts of sensitive data, including criminal records, victim statements, internal messages, and confidential information from more than 40 police agencies across the UK. Security assessments indicate that this data—some of which exceeds certain "official" classifications—is vulnerable to hacking or leaks by foreign entities, especially since it could be accessed by "individuals within the U.S. government." Over the years, the British police have relied heavily on Microsoft's platform, with the government spending over £1.9 billion annually on its products, despite concerns about the security of sensitive data that, if leaked, could cause significant harm. Microsoft has stated that it does not grant governments illegal or unrestricted access to customer data and that it complies with legal procedures when responding to U.S. government requests.
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