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UK Afghan Data Leak Exposes Lives to Danger Following Taliban Takeover

UK Afghan Data Leak Exposes Lives to Danger Following Taliban Takeover

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ThreatCluster •March 12, 2026 at 13:27 UTC

In 2022, a data breach by the UK Ministry of Defence exposed the personal information of 18,000 Afghans seeking resettlement, leading to severe consequences for those affected. A report by Refugee Legal Support revealed that among 231 individuals surveyed, 49 reported that friends or colleagues were killed in Afghanistan as a direct result of the breach. The findings were submitted to a House of Commons Defence Committee inquiry.

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