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MOD Faces Legal Action Over 2022 Data Breach Affecting Afghan Nationals

First seen 19 Dec 2025, 18:59 UTC

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ThreatCluster March 12, 2026 at 13:27 UTC

The Ministry of Defence is facing its first legal claim related to a data breach from 2022, which leaked personal details of nearly 19,000 Afghan nationals seeking refuge in the UK. The claim was initiated by Barings Law, a Manchester-based firm specializing in data protection, following the accidental exposure of sensitive information after the Taliban regained power.

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