BBC News reports that officials recovered a computer allegedly containing the personal data of 51 Belfast city councillors after a Belfast High Court judge authorised an order. The judge also authorised the recovery of any electronic storage devices or hard copies of the compromised information. Experts will examine the recovered items to delete the councillors' data and will attempt to detect if and where the data was sent. A representative from the Belfast council said it "attempted to recover the data on a voluntary basis but was unable to do so...It was therefore compelled to take legal action to prevent any further dissemination given the personal nature of the data in question."
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