Ex-GCHQ intern admits risking national security with data breach

A former intern at GCHQ has pleaded guilty to risking national security after he took secret data home. Hasaan Arshad, 25, from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, who appeared in the dock wearing a dark grey suit, a white shirt and a dark brown tie, admitted an offence under the Computer Misuse Act on what would have been the first day of his trial at the Old Bailey. It was alleged that on 24 August 2022 Arshad took his work phone into a top-secret area of GCQH and connected the mobile device to a top-secret work station. He then transferred sensitive data

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