SAS names and ranks reportedly available online for a decade
- At least 20 elite soldiers' names and ranks from special forces were identified in publicly available documents for a decade, as reported by The Sunday Times.
- The Ministry of Defence is investigating a significant security breach regarding the leaked identities of special forces soldiers.
- The breach raises concerns about threats from enemy states or terrorist organizations deciphering soldiers' affiliations and operations.
- The Ministry of Defence stated, 'The safety of our personnel is of paramount importance and we take data security extremely seriously.
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Massive UK special forces leak reveals names and codenames of at least 20 secret soldiers - The Mirror
The secret identities and ranks of several elite members of Britain's armed forces were shared online on free to read websites without a password for two decades
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Read Full ArticleIdentities of twenty British special forces soldiers posted online in security mistake
Elite UK Forces. SAS soliders The identities of 20 members of Britan’s special forces have been published online. Their names and ranks were mistakenly revealed in a major breach of security. Some of the soldiers are thought to be on live operations. The documents were published online without password protection. The Sunday Times alerted the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to the gross security error. The MoD quickly removed the two publications. Tho…
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