Holly Bancroft reports:
A Ministry of Defence official revealed confidential information by leaving a laptop open on a train in another Afghan data breach, The Independent can reveal, as new documents reveal a string of government blunders which have put confidential information into the wrong hands.
An officially sensitive personal email relating to Afghans seeking safety in Britain was also accidentally sent to the Civil Service Sports & Social Club – a group for all civil service and public sector employees that has 140,000 members – in August 2023, records show.
The new details come after a catastrophic MoD data breach that potentially put thousands of Afghans who helped UK forces at risk from the Taliban. The major breach, which was discovered in August 2023 and led to thousands of Afghans being secretly relocated to the UK, only came to light earlier this year when The Independent and other media organisations fought to lift an unprecedented gagging order which had been put in place to cover it up.
Read more at The Independent.