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Spy school dropout: GCHQ intern jailed for swiping classified data

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Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Threat Score
70/100

Date Published: 2025-06-16

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Connor Jones

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A former GCHQ intern admitted copying top-secret software files from a secure network to personal devices and home hard drives during a placement and was jailed. Prosecutors say the stolen material related to a multimillion-pound, taxpayer-funded piece of software and its removal created a significant risk to national security; there is no evidence he attempted to sell or otherwise exploit the data.

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