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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Holly Bancroft

MoD official responsible for catastrophic Afghan data breach that cost billions still works for government

The Ministry of Defence official responsible for a catastrophic data leak which put the lives of up to 100,000 Afghans at risk still works for the government, it has emerged.

The major breach happened in February 2022 after a member of the armed forces inadvertently shared a spreadsheet containing the names of thousands of people who said they were in danger from the Taliban and had applied for sanctuary in Britain.

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