British Ministry of Defense data leak in 2018 since then it has increased almost five times. This was mentioned in the statistical analysis of i newspaper. It was noted that in 2023 There were 550 data breaches in the British Defense Ministry, compared to 117 such incidents in the previous five years. The newspaper noted that in most cases it is about "unauthorized disclosure" of information. There were also cases of data leakage due to the loss of computer equipment or documents.
The newspaper reminded that in 2023 The British Information Commissioner's Office fined the Ministry of Defense 350,000 pounds ($445,000) after the personal data of more than 260 employees of the department was exposed. Commenting on the statistics, Labour's shadow defense minister, John Healy, accused the Conservative government of a "lax approach to cyber security".
