Data breach exposes thousands of Afghans settled in UK and British troops
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London, Aug 16 (AP) Thousands of Afghans, British troops and civil servants may have fallen victim to another data breach, according to a firm linked to the UK's Ministry of Defence.
The Jet Centre, which provides ground handling for flights, said late Friday that it suffered a data security incident which led to 'unauthorised access to a limited number of company emails." About 3,700 individuals are thought to be potentially affected by the incident, including Afghans who were brought to the UK. Troops travelling to routine military exercises and journalists accompanying government ministers on official engagements are also among the potential victims.
In a previous incident, some Afghans who fought alongside British forces before the Taliban swept back to power had their data leaked after an official released the details of 18,714 individuals 'in error" in February 2022.
Britain set up a programme, known as the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy, or ARAP, to bring some to the UK. (AP) NPK NPK
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