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UK data leak on Afghan allies leads to secret relocation of thousands

First reported · Last reported · 27 related reports

Information on Afghans who worked with British forces was leaked, leading to thousands being secretly relocated to the UK. The leaked data also included more than 100 British nationals, including intelligence officers and special forces members. The UK government continued legal efforts to prevent the incident from being made public, and issues followed over compensation for some victims and the exclusion of others from compensation.

Key facts

Affected organization
UK Government
Incident type
Data breach
Occurred / detected
Not confirmed
Scale of damage
Leak of information on Afghan allies and more than 100 British nationals; thousands of Afghans relocated
Cause / method
Not confirmed
Location
United Kingdom

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Timeline

  1. A compensation offer for Afghans affected by the data leak was reported.
  2. It was made public that thousands of Afghans had been secretly relocated to the UK following the data leak.
  3. It emerged that the leaked data included more than 100 British nationals, including intelligence officers and special forces members.
  4. It was reported that thousands of Afghan victims would not receive compensation.
  5. It came to light that scam emails offering large compensation payments had been sent to victims of the data leak.
  6. It emerged that the UK government had spent £2.4 million to prevent the data leak from being made public.

Also affected by this incident

27 related reports

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