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DII-2023-00328
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MoD fined £350k over data breach that endangered lives of Afghan interpreters

The Ministry of Defence has been fined £350,000 over a data breach that divulged the identities of hundreds of Afghan nationals who worked for the UK government in Afghanistan. According to data watchdog the...

13 December 2023 · Accidental exposure and misconfiguration
13 December 2023
DII-2023-003283 sources ↓
Quick facts
Category
Accidental exposure and misconfiguration
Source
DataBreaches.net
Date
13 December 2023
Drafted by
Raidu Incident Detection

What happened

Not publicly disclosed.

Classification

Category
Accidental exposure and misconfiguration
Industry
Government and public sector

Sources and evidence

This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.

DataBreaches.net
MoD fined £350k over data breach that endangered lives of Afghan interpreters
13 December 2023
ico.org.uk
data watchdog the Information Commissioner’s Office
publictechnology.net
Public Technology