On 13 June 2025, at the Central Criminal Court, Mrs Justice McGowan sentenced Hasaan Arshad to seven and a half years’ imprisonment for, amongst other offences, an offence contrary to section 3ZA of the Computer Misuse Act 1990. Mr Arshad was convicted of taking home Top Secret data from GCHQ which caused or risked serious damage to national security.
Duncan Atkinson KC and Adam Payter represented the prosecution.
For more information see sentencing remarks here and press coverage from the BBC and the Times.
