Afghan data leak exposes identities of UK MI6 officers
SpilloverSpillover from the UK Government incident · View original incident →On July 17, 2025, it emerged that an Afghanistan-related data leak had exposed the identities of officers of the UK's Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). The leaked data included more than 100 Britons, among them intelligence officers and SAS special forces personnel.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Secret Intelligence Service (MI6)
- Original incident
- UK data leak on Afghan allies leads to secret relocation of thousands
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Identity information of MI6 officers
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- United Kingdom
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Timeline
- It emerged that the names of British intelligence officers and SAS personnel were included in the Afghanistan-related leaked data.
- It emerged that more than 100 Britons were included in the leaked data.
Original incident
This is spillover from the UK Government incident.
UK data leak on Afghan allies leads to secret relocation of thousands
100Impact: Leak of information on Afghan allies and more than 100 British nationals; thousands of Afghans relocated
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.
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