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UK defence ministry fined for Afghan data breach

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UK defence ministry fined for Afghan data breach

The UK defence ministry has been fined £350,000 ($440,000) for disclosing personal information of 265 Afghans seeking to flee the Taliban, a data watchdog announced on Wednesday. “This deeply regrettable data breach let down those to whom our country owes so much,” said UK data commissioner John Edwards. The error saw the email addresses of … Read more

Death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan rises to 2,000

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Death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan rises to 2,000

An aerial view of the outskirts of Herat, Afghanistan, Monday, June 5, 2023. Two 6.3 magnitude earthquakes killed dozens of people in western Afghanistan’s Herat province on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, the country’s national disaster authority said. | Photo Credit: AP Death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan rises to 2,000, says Taliban … Read more