Pakistan, July 18 -- A serious data breach has exposed the identities of over 100 Britons, including members of UK intelligence and special forces, according to multiple British media reports. The leak, which involved a mistakenly released spreadsheet, also contained personal details of nearly 19,000 Afghans who had applied for relocation to the UK following the Taliban takeover in 2021. Defence sources revealed that the incident had remained hidden due to a government-imposed news blackout.

The spreadsheet was accidentally leaked in February 2022, just six months after Taliban forces took control of Kabul. However, the public only learned about the breach this week, after a super-injunction-secured by the previous Conservative governmen...