An email mishap led to a data breach affecting up to 100,000 Afghans, costing the UK taxpayer £7bn, without proper notification to the parliamentary committee. Furious members of the Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) expressed outrage over being kept in the dark for three years. The ISC, tasked with overseeing intelligence matters, was not informed of the breach, raising significant concerns about transparency and accountability within government operations. Lord Beamish, the committee's chairman, asserted that there were no valid reasons for withholding this critical information.
The breach affected up to 100,000 Afghans and cost the UK taxpayer an estimated £7bn, occurring due to an email sent by an unnamed official.
Furious members of the parliamentary committee dealing with national security wrote to ministers demanding to know why they were kept in the dark for three years.
The committee, which has a statutory duty to oversee intelligence matters, was not informed about the data breach, leading to concerns over transparency.
Lord Beamish, chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee, stated there were no grounds for withholding information about the data breach from the committee.
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