Details of more than 100 British officials were in the data, which may have fallen into the hands of the Taliban.

The personal information of MI6 spies, Special Air Service, and special forces personnel was compromised in a massive United Kingdom data leak, which forced the relocation of thousands of Afghan collaborators.

Britain has secretly offered asylum to nearly 24,000 Afghan soldiers and their families caught up in the most serious data breach in history, it can be revealed.