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DII-2025-00371
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Revealed: Afghan data breach after MoD official left laptop open on train

A Ministry of Defence official revealed confidential information by leaving a laptop open on a train in another Afghan data breach, The Independent can reveal, as new documents reveal a string of government blunders...

30 October 2025 · Accidental exposure and misconfiguration
30 October 2025
DII-2025-003716 sources ↓
Quick facts
Category
Accidental exposure and misconfiguration
Source
DataBreaches.net
Date
30 October 2025
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
Revealed: Afghan data breach after MoD official left laptop open on train
30 October 2025
the-independent.com
Ministry of Defence
the-independent.com
Afghan
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catastrophic MoD data breach
the-independent.com
lift an unprecedented gagging order
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The Independent