MPs Condemn MoD Afghan Data Breach as 'Foreseeable Systemic Failure'
A damning report by the Commons' Defence Committee found that the UK Ministry of Defence's Afghan data breach, which exposed personal details of 25,000 people, was a 'foreseeable systemic failure' exacerbated by secrecy. The report also highlighted the scandalous treatment of Afghan special forces who fought alongside the UK, many of whom were wrongly abandoned after the Taliban takeover.
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Inquiry finds MoD Afghan data breach was foreseeable failure
The Commons' Defence Committee says in a report that the MoD used secrecy as a "shield" against proper expertise.
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Blunder which exposed personal details of tens of thousands of Afghans was ‘forseeable failure’ covered up by secrecy for ‘too long’, MPs said
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