"From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground."
"A devastating Ministry of Defence (MoD) data breach that exposed the details of thousands of Afghans seeking sanctuary in the UK potentially putting up to 100,000 lives at risk could happen again, MPs have warned. A cross-party group of MPs that scrutinises government spending published a damning report on Friday into the MoD's response to the breach. The public accounts committee (PAC) found the department failed to learn from multiple data breaches over successive years."
The Independent solicits donations to fund on-the-ground reporting without paywalls, enabling journalists to investigate across political perspectives. A Ministry of Defence data breach exposed thousands of Afghans seeking sanctuary in the UK and potentially put up to 100,000 lives at risk. A cross-party public accounts committee published a damning report into the MoD's response and found that the department failed to learn from multiple data breaches and lacked adequate systems and controls to manage personal data. The February 2022 leak involved a spreadsheet emailed outside government and was only discovered in August 2023 after parts surfaced in a Facebook group, prompting legal secrecy and evacuation measures while media organisations sought scrutiny in secret hearings.
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