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Callum Parke

MoD could face ‘substantial’ compensation claims over data breach, lawyer says

Legal claims could be filed against the Ministry of Defence following the data breach (Kirsty O’Connor/PA) - (PA Archive)

The Government could face “strong claims for substantial compensation” from those affected by a massive data breach of the personal information of Afghans who supported British forces, a lawyer has said.

Sean Humber, a specialist data breach lawyer at law firm Leigh Day, who acts for Afghan citizens affected by previous data breaches of their personal data by the Ministry of Defence (MoD), said the department “seems institutionally incapable of keeping information secure”.

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