Thousands of Afghans brought for security in the UK have highlighted their personal data, the Ministry of Defense (MOD) sub-select faced a data violation.
Name, passport information and Afghan Transfer and Assistance Policy (ARAP) 3,700 Afghans details have been compromised after potentially inflating the Jet Center, providing ground-handling services for flights at London Stanstad Airport, facing a cyber-safety incident.
This comes exactly one month after revealing another major data violation in 2022 Details of around 19,000 people revealed To escape from the Taliban who asked to come to the UK.
The government said that the incident has “there is no threat to the safety of individuals, nor has any government systems compromised”.
Currently there is no evidence to suggest that any data is publicly released.
The affected Afghans are believed to have traveled to the UK between January and March 2024 under a rehabilitation plan for those who work with British soldiers.
An email sent by the Afghan rehabilitation team on Friday afternoon warned their families that personal information could be revealed.
“It may include passport details (including name, date of birth, and passport numbers) and Afghan transfer and aid policy (ARAP) reference numbers,” it has been said.
The affected people include British military personnel and ministers of former orthodox government, BBC understands.
A government spokesperson said: “We were recently informed that a third-party sub-guide experienced a cyber security incident, including unauthorized access to a small number of emails that had basic personal information.
“We take data security very seriously and are going above our legal duties in informing all potential affected persons.”
The Jet Center said in a statement that it believes that “the scope of the incident was limited to email accounts only” and reported to the Information Commissioner Office (ICO).
The BBC has approached ICO for comment.
The incident goes like this February 2022 incident In which personal data from around 19,000 Afghans, who applied to the UK under the ARAP scheme, was accidentally leaked by a British officer, making thousands of Afghans secretly transferred to Britain.
The leaked spreadsheet included the risk of damage from the Taliban potentially named name, contact details and some family information.
That incident was first made public in July.
