The Ministry of Defence offered to expedite the review of a rejected resettlement application of an Afghan national after he posted sensitive details from a data breach on Facebook, the BBC understands.

Data breaches are up in 2025, according to a new report. However, it also found that the number of data breach victims are down. Researchers call the use of artificial intelligence in attempted data breaches an "emerging threat.

Despite the year-over-year increase in breaches, the number of victim notices in the first half of 2025 totaled 165.7 million, or just 12% of the victim notices issued by mid-year 2024. The decrease is due in part to fewer people being impacted by the small handful of mega breaches in 2025 compared to 2024, the ITRC says.

On Tuesday, a major data breach which led to thousands of Afghans being secretly relocated to the UK became public knowledge for the first time. Chris joins Adam to discuss the former government’s account of events, as well as what could happen next. And, Adam speaks to Larisa Brown, Defence Editor at The Times, about how she broke the story.

In a federal lawsuit filed in December, Blake Lively claimed that a mysterious Texas-based social media guru ran an untraceable smear campaign against her at the behest of Justin Baldoni. On Wednesday, a judge granted Jed Wallace’s motion to dismiss himself as a defendant in the case. Judge Lewis Liman made his ruling without prejudice, …

Qantas has filed court action in a bid to stop the compromised data of 5.7 million customers being accessed or released following a cyber attack.

A council has apologised after a data breach saw a number of email addresses disclosed in error. Dumfries and Galloway Council is understood to have sent the addresses out with a customer survey from its planning department.

If you receive a breach notification, visit IdentityTheft.gov/databreach to get personalized advice based on what type of information was exposed. This government website will walk you through exactly what steps to take based on your specific situation.

A shocking data breach has left thousands of Afghans who aided UK forces in grave danger, with a potential £1 billion compensation bill looming over the MoD.