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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Diane Taylor

At least 49 relatives and colleagues of Afghans in data leak have been killed, study suggests

The Ministry of Defence in London earlier this year.
The Ministry of Defence in London earlier this year. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

At least 49 family members and colleagues of Afghans affected by the MoD’s mass data breach have been killed, according to research submitted to a parliamentary committee.

The first on-the-ground research into 350 affected people in Afghanistan, the UK or elsewhere has found that, of the 231 respondents who received notification from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) that their data had been leaked, 49 responded that either a colleague or a family member had been killed as a result of the data breach.

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