Afghans who worked with UK forces left behind after the fall of Kabul and affected by the breach call on the UK to evacuate them now

Data breaches in the U.S. reached 1,732 incidents in the first half of 2025 — 5% higher than the same period in 2024. Despite more breaches, the nu

But relatives of Afghans named in the leak told the BBC that they fear for their family still in the country, with one saying efforts by the Taliban to find their named relative intensified following the leak. An MoD spokesperson said: "It's longstanding policy of successive governments to not comment on special forces.

Luxury fashion giant Louis Vuitton confirmed that breaches impacting customers in the UK, South Korea, and Turkey stem from the same security incident, which is believed to be linked to the ShinyHunters extortion group.

Despite the year-over-year increase in breaches, the number of victim notices in the first half of 2025 totaled 165.7 million, or just 12% of the victim notices issued by mid-year 2024. The decrease is due in part to fewer people being impacted by the small handful of mega breaches in 2025 compared to 2024, the ITRC says.

Johnny Mercer, the former veterans minister, who was covered by the super-injunction because of his knowledge of the events, told the BBC the breach was representative of the "chaos" around the relocation process, and the individual brought to the UK had used the data to get in.

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Data breaches are up in 2025, according to a new report and researchers call the use of artificial intelligence in attempted data breaches an “emerging threat."

The medical billing company Episource has begun notifying millions of patients across the US about a data breach that took place earlier this year.