1 hour ago UK does not know exact cost of Afghan data breach, watchdog says

Defence ministry has not demonstrated that an immigration scheme would have a £850mn price tag, NAO finds

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1 hour ago More than 7,300 Afghans to be resettled in UK after MoD data leak, says National Audit Office

Watchdog’s report says government is unable to calculate exact cost of response to data breach, raising doubt over £850m estimateMore than 7,300 Afghans are expected to be resettled in the UK as a result of a major government data breach, according to a National Audit Office report that raises doubts over officials’ claims of a £850m cost.The accidental leak by an MoD official in 2022 of 18,700 Afghans’ details who had worked with or for the British government led to the opening of a new route by which those endangered could seek relocation to the UK from their home country. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Ministry of Defence does not know how much has been spent on bringing data

Britain’s spending watchdog says it does not have ‘confidence’ in the accuracy of MoD’s estimates

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1 hour ago Cost of Afghan data breach scheme unknown to Government – watchdog

The amount spent on the scheme was not recorded separately to other resettlement activity following the fall of Kabul, the NAO said.

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5 d. ago Government must ‘go further and faster’ to prevent repeat of Afghan data breach

Ministers have been urged to implement all recommendations of a 2023 review into public sector data leaks, published for the first time on Thursday.

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6 d. ago John Smyth survivor tells of ‘physical reaction’ over redress scheme data breach

Nearly 200 abuse survivors’ details were mistakenly shared in an email.

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6 d. ago John Smyth survivor calls for bishop to quit after Church of England data breach

Nearly 200 abuse survivors’ details were mistakenly shared in an email.

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6 d. ago Church leaders face fury after almost 200 victims of clergy abuse see personal details shared in major data breach

The unredacted names and email addresses of almost 200 people who registered for the Church's new abuse compensation scheme were shared in a mass email on Tuesday evening.

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1 week ago Watchdog urged to probe ‘dangerous shambles’ of Afghan relocation data breaches

A freedom of information request by the BBC revealed there have been 49 data breaches in the past four years.

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2 w. ago Police chiefs say shops should have 'greeters' to put off shoplifters, but hit out at lack of jail time for repeat offenders

Lancashire Constabulary issued the advice to business owners amid a surge in thefts, with nearly three a minute reported in England and Wales.

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2 w. ago Second Afghan data breach creates new headache for Government after thousands 'had personal details exposed'

Up to 3,700 people who were brought to Britain from Afghanistan have potentially been impacted

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2 w. ago Afghans brought to safety in UK have personal details leaked in fresh Ministry of Defence breach

Afghans warned that names and passport details could be among the details leaked in latest data breach

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2 w. ago Ministers spent £2.4m fighting to keep huge Afghan data breach a secret

The Ministry of Defence exposed the details of 18,700 Afghan applicants for UK sanctuary, putting them at risk of Taliban reprisals

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2 w. ago Former Afghan interpreter exposed in huge MoD data breach has UK relocation revoked

Another family also being housed in a Pakistan hotel awaiting relocation to the UK are detained by police and readied for deportation

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2 w. ago Son of Afghan man named in data breach says family face death or deportation

The son of a soldier whose name appeared in the 2022 defence data leak has urged the UK Government to intervene with his family at risk of being sent back to Afghanistan

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2 w. ago Ethical hacker demonstrates startling ease of accessing passwords online

Brandyn Murtagh, who uses his skills to help businesses fix and resolve their online vulnerabilities, stunned volunteers during a security assessment by using only publicly available data breaches to find their passwords

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3 w. ago Shocking moment shoplifter who attacked Co Op staff is put in a choke hold by 'have

The 52-year-old man - named locality as James - was attempting to steal food and alcohol from the Co-Op in Torpoint, Cornwall on August 6 when workers tried to intervene.

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3 w. ago Shoplifting has 'got out of hand', Labour admits amid fury at data watchdog's advice NOT to share pictures of thieves because it 'breaches data protection'

On an advice page for tackling shoplifters, the watchdog said stores 'must only share personal information that's proportionate and necessary to achieve your purpose'.

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3 w. ago Shopkeepers are warned putting shoplifters' pictures in their windows breaches data protection

On an advice page for tackling shoplifters, the watchdog said stores 'must only share personal information that's proportionate and necessary to achieve your purpose'.

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3 w. ago Now shopkeepers are warned putting shoplifters' pictures in their windows breaches data protection

On an advice page for tackling shoplifters, the watchdog said stores 'must only share personal information that's proportionate and necessary to achieve your purpose'.

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