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Mass claim over UK ministry's Afghan data breach growing rapidly, lawyer says

By Frank Hersey ( July 18, 2025, 16:25 GMT | Insight) -- Individuals joining a mass claim over a UK Ministry of Defence data breach are growing by more than 100 a day, the lawyer handling the claim told MLex. The breach exposed personal details of almost 19,000 Afghans linked to helping the UK’s military deployment in Afghanistan. The UK's privacy watchdog has said resource allocation was a key consideration in its decision, published earlier this week, not to pursue regulatory action.Individuals joining a mass claim over a UK Ministry of Defence data breach are growing by more than 100 a day, the lawyer handling the claim told MLex....

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