UK defense ministry's Afghan data breach a systemic failure, lawmakers say
( July 30, 2026, 12:36 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The UK Ministry of Defence’s 2022 data breach — the leak of a spreadsheet containing detailed personal information from more than 18,500 Afghan relocation applications — was a foreseeable systemic failure caused by weak procedures, inadequate training and poor data protection practices, lawmakers said in a report published Thursday. The House of Commons' Defence Committee called for minimum safeguards for datasets where compromise could risk lives, and for the ministry to explain who held senior responsibility for data protection risks.Statement follows. Report attached....
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