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Military Investigates Sale of Sensitive Data

Posted by Zonk on from the not-the-best-news dept.

smokeslikeapoet wrote to mention an article being run in the New York Times detailing the sale of sensitive data in Afghan markets. From the article: "The military acted after The Los Angeles Times and The Associated Press reported that computer memory drives smuggled out of the base were being sold in shops. Some drives bought by the reporters contained material marked secret as well as information about insurgency activities and names and personal details about American service members and Afghan agents working for the United States military." Fox News is reporting the sold storage units are being repurchased by the military as they can find them.

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  1. See also the BBC report by smithberry · · Score: 3, Informative

    The BBC news site reported this a couple of days ago:

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/490505 2.stm

    I'm sure I read somewhere that the military are supposed to just melt old storage devices to be sure of getting rid of the data, but now I can't find that report anywhere. Theory and practice often differ I guess.

  2. Second time by k-sound · · Score: 2, Informative

    This is the second time this happens in a few weeks time, the US military should really start to take better care for it's secrets.

    Also,
    DUPE!