The identities of more than 100 British officials, including members of the special forces and MI6, were compromised in a data breach that also put thousands of Afghans at risk of reprisal, it can be reported. The latest fallout from the breach was kept secret by an injunction until Thursday, when the order was lifted in part by a High Court judge.

The details of more than 100 Britons, including spies and special forces personnel, were included in a massive data breach involving thousands of Afghans, UK media reported on Thursday. The information was included in the mistakenly released spreadsheet, British newspapers reported, citing unnamed defence sources.

With a super injunction lifted, the defence secretary John Healey has revealed details of the 2022 breach, while the UK data protection regulator has commented on a ‘deeply regrettable’ incident A Ministry of Defence official accidentally shared the data of more than 18,