US EditionMoD hasn't done enough to prevent further data breaches following Afghan leak, MPs say
MPs warn the Ministry of Defence failed to improve data handling after multiple breaches, risking thousands of Afghan applicants and costing taxpayers at least £850 million, PAC says.
- On Friday, the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee published a report warning the Ministry of Defence has not done enough to prevent further data breaches, and MPs said they `lack confidence` in the MoD's current ability to prevent a repeat incident.
- The MoD's use of Excel spreadsheets on SharePoint proved unsuitable for thousands of personal records, and MPs said prior data breaches in 2021 reported to the Information Commissioner's Office warranted stronger safeguards.
- The accidental email exposed far more records than the sender realised, as an Excel spreadsheet with hidden lines containing 33,000 entries was shared by a defence official, later appearing in a Facebook group.
- The leak prompted an unprecedented superinjunction and a secret evacuation programme, with MPs criticising the MoD for not including the ARR cost estimate of 850m in total expenses.
- The PAC has urged confirmation that a dedicated secure casework system for Afghan resettlement is in place, while a Ministry of Defence spokesperson said the incident `should never have happened` and the system is being introduced.
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‘Chaotic’ UK Ministry of Defense criticized over Afghan data leak
LONDON: The UK Ministry of Defense has been sharply criticized by British lawmakers over what a parliamentary report described as a series of “chaotic” decisions and serious failings that led to the 2022 leak of sensitive data belonging to tens of thousands of Afghans seeking relocation to Britain. The data breach, which was triggered when a British soldier mistakenly sent a
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MoD hasn't done enough to prevent further data breaches following Afghan leak, MPs say
MPs also criticised the Ministry of Defence for failing to calculate the total cost of a secret relocation plan it set up following the data breach.
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