London, UK - Hasaan Arshad, a 25-year-old former intern at Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, faces a potential prison sentence after admitting to compromising national security. Arshad pleaded guilty to an offence under the Computer Misuse Act at the Old Bailey, risking "serious damage" by taking highly sensitive data from his workplace. The court heard that on August 24th, 2022, Arshad took his personal mobile phone into a top-secret area of GCHQ and connected it to a secure workstation. He then allegedly transferred 'top secret' data, the government's most sensitive information, from a secure computer to his phone. According to Ministry of Justice security guidance, compromising data classified as 'top secret' could lead to widespread loss of life or threaten the security and economic well-being of the country and its allies. Further investigation revealed that Arshad subsequently transferred the data f...