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Inquiry after SAS identities leaked in new breach: The Times
UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 20 – The inquiry follows a breach exposing personal data of SAS soldiers and MI6 agents, with up to 20 names leaked over a decade, raising serious security concerns, officials said.
- Ordering an inquiry, last week General Sir Roly Walker ordered an investigation into leaked Special Forces identities, citing regimental publications listing Grenadier Guards recruits.
- About 18,700 Afghan nationals under the Afghan Response Route scheme had their details leaked in 2022 after an MoD official emailed a secret database, prompting the scheme and £1.6 million compensation this month.
- The latest online regimental edition listed 10 names with the `MAB` acronym, and other units only deleted comparable disclosures on Friday.
- In reaction to the leaks, Defence Secretary John Healey said he is `furious`, while General Sir Roly Walker directed an `immediate review into our data sharing arrangements`, and MoD said any claims will be robustly defended.
- Amid broader security concerns, these exposures can jeopardize personnel safety and national security, have prompted calls for accountability amid domestic and international tensions, and Williams committed to a ten-working-day response protocol.
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Over 100 British spies and commandos exposed in data leak
The breach and the government's response to it are projected to cost up to £7 billion. The identities of more than 100 MI6 spies, British special forces operatives and other military personnel were compromised in a massive data breach which was subsequently covered up, multiple media organizations reported on Thursday. The fallout from the massive British Defense Ministry Afghanistan leak was kept from public view under a court-imposed superinju…
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