Overview

• Hasaan Arshad, a former GCHQ intern, pleaded guilty to unauthorized acts risking national security under the Computer Misuse Act.
• The breach involved transferring top secret data from a secure GCHQ computer to his personal devices in August 2022.
• Arshad admitted to the offense on the basis of recklessness, according to his lawyer, Nina Grahame KC.
• He also previously admitted to unrelated charges of possessing indecent images of children, further complicating the case.
• Sentencing for all charges is scheduled for June 13, 2025, with parts of the proceedings held in private due to the classified nature of the data.