GCHQ intern risked exposing 17 colleagues when he took data home, court told

Hasaan Arshad leaves the Old Bailey in London (Ben Whitley/PA) - (PA Wire)

A GCHQ intern endangered national security, risked exposing 17 colleagues, and “threw away” thousands of hours of work when he took Top Secret data home, a court has heard.

Manchester University computer science student Hasaan Arshad, 25, was in “flagrant breach” of tight security rules when he used his mobile phone to remove material from a computer system and transfer it to his private computer on August 24 2022.