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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Holly Bancroft and David Maddox

Hundreds of MoD data breaches revealed as security questions raised in wake of Afghan data breach

Hundreds of Ministry of Defence (MoD) data breaches have been revealed as questions intensify over its ability to keep sensitive information safe in the wake of the Afghan data leak.

The latest MoD figures show there were 569 incidents in 2023-24 – up from 550 the previous year – which included electronic devices being lost and protected documents not being disposed of properly.

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