UK data breach jeopardizes contact information of Afghan interpreters

The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense apologized after a data breach compromised the security of the email addresses of 250 Afghan interpreters, many of whom are still hiding within the country.

Likely the result of human error, the names and contact details of hundreds of Afghan allies looking to move to the U.K. were copied into an email, according to the BBC. Some of the interpreters accidentally replied to the entire group before the ministry sent a follow-up email 30 minutes later explaining the mistake and urging the recipients to change their email addresses.