UK Secretly Resettled Afghans After Major Data Breach

The U.K. Ministry of Defence accidentally exposed personal data of over 18,000 Afghans who aided British forces before the Taliban's takeover. For two years, the government used a court order to suppress public disclosure of this breach. This led to a secret program to resettle around 4,500 of these individuals deemed at risk. The current Labour government has revealed this lapse, lifted the court order, and closed the resettlement route, highlighting concerns over transparency and potential political motivations for the initial secrecy.