Revealed: Afghan data breach after MoD official left laptop open on train

Holly Bancroft reports: A Ministry of Defence official revealed confidential information by leaving a laptop open on a train in another Afghan data breach, The Independent can reveal, as new documents reveal a string of government blunders which have put confidential information into the wrong hands. An officially sensitive personal email relating to Afghans seeking safety in Britain was also accidentally…[Source](https://databreaches.net/2025/10/30/revealed-afghan-data-breach-after-mod-official-left-laptop-open-on-train/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=revealed-afghan-data-breach-after-mod-official-left-laptop-open-on-train)![](https://analytics.hitsaru.com/piwik.php?idsite=11&rec=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fdatabreaches.net%2F2025%2F10%2F30%2Frevealed-afghan-data-breach-after-mod-official-left-laptop-open-on-train%2F%3Fpk_campaign%3Dfeed%26pk_kwd%3Drevealed-afghan-data-breach-after-mod-official-left-laptop-open-on-train&action_name=Revealed%3A+Afghan+data+breach+after+MoD+official+left+laptop+open+on+train&urlref=https%3A%2F%2Fdatabreaches.net%2Ffeed%2F)

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