UK defence ministry fined for Afghan data breach

The UK defence ministry has been fined £350,000 ($440,000) for disclosing personal information of 265 Afghans seeking to flee the Taliban, a data watchdog announced on Wednesday. “This deeply regrettable data breach let down those to whom our country owes so much,” said UK data commissioner John Edwards. The error saw the email addresses of […]

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