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Ex-GCHQ Intern Sentenced for Stealing Classified Data

6/14/2025

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Hasaan Arshad, a former GCHQ intern, received a seven-year prison sentence for stealing classified data that endangered national security and revealed the identities of 17 colleagues. Driven by curiosity, his reckless actions not only breached trust within the UK's security apparatus but also included charges related to possessing indecent images of children.

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Hasaan Arshad, a former GCHQ intern, received a seven-year prison sentence for stealing classified data that endangered national security and revealed the identities of 17 colleagues. Driven by curiosity, his reckless actions not only breached trust within the UK's security apparatus but also included charges related to possessing indecent images of children.