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Secrecy stopped Afghan data breach investigation, UK privacy watchdog reports

By Frank Hersey ( August 15, 2025, 15:45 GMT | Insight) -- The UK privacy watchdog has said it couldn't independently investigate the Ministry of Defence's Afghan data breach due to the existence of a "super-injunction" and due to materials being classified as secret, according to a report it has published about its involvement in investigating the breach. The Information Commissioner’s Office stressed that its lead official on the breach was reassured that it could review a probe conducted by the ministry itself.The UK privacy watchdog has said it couldn't independently investigate the Ministry of Defence's Afghan data breach due to the existence of a "super-injunction" and due to materials being classified as secret, but it stressed that it was reassured that it could review a probe conducted by the ministry itself....

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