Defence secretary issues apology over MoD data breach which put thousands of lives at risk
John Healey issues apology over data breach that put 100,000 Afghans at risk
- Defence Secretary John Healey issued a sincere apology for a data breach that endangered nearly 100,000 Afghans.
- The breach involved a leaked spreadsheet containing details of 25,000 Afghan asylum applicants, MPs, and senior military officers.
- The sensitive information was mistakenly sent out in February 2022, putting lives at risk from the Taliban.
- Speaking in Parliament on Tuesday 15 July 2025, Mr Healey acknowledged the serious incident occurred under the previous government.
- Watch the video in full above.