UK's Secret Data Leak
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Details of more than 100 British officials were in the data, which may have fallen into the hands of the Taliban.
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Daily Times on MSNUK spies, special forces exposed in Afghan data breachA serious data breach has exposed the identities of over 100 Britons, including members of UK intelligence and special forces, according to multiple British media reports. The leak, which involved a mistakenly released spreadsheet,
Manchester-based law firm Brings Legal stated it has already registered nearly 1,000 Afghan ARAP applicants for potential legal proceedings. These individuals were part of a UK government initiative to resettle Afghans who had worked alongside British forces and were at risk after the Taliban’s return to power.
Britain set up a secret scheme to relocate thousands of Afghans to the UK after a soldier accidentally disclosed the personal details of more than 33,000 people, putting them at risk of reprisals from the Taliban,
Former armed forces minister James Heappey has broken cover over what happened regarding the massive data breach which put the lives of up to 100,000 Afghans at risk
The hackers stole the company's member list, which included customer names, addresses, and contact information.