Internet security scandal

12th August 2011

The Grom leak has embarrased the government and the unit itself

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An elite anti-terrorism regiment involved in special operations in Afghanistan has been embarrassed after detailed plans of one of their bases surfaced on the internet.

Showing all kinds of details an elite military unit would prefer to keep secret the leaked documents showed floor plans, the location of windows and corridors, training grounds and, perhaps most alarmingly, the location of armouries.

The Polish equivalent of Britain’s SAS, Grom has served in Afghanistan and Iraq so the security lapse has worried defence specialists.

“The disclosure of this kind of information about a normal military base wouldn’t be a problem, but for special forces used to combat terrorism it’ ...

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