Laptop with classified German military data sold on ebay

in #engrave5 years ago

A group of security analysts purchased a German military PC for just 90 euros ($99) on eBay.

German magazine Der Spiegel reports that the buyers were able to gain access to classified military data on the laptop without having to go any extra miles.

The hard drive even contained information on the most proficient method to bypass the "LeFlaSys Ozelot" air defence system.

It's not by any means the first time this type of occurence is happening though.

Last July, a German forester purchased a PC that contained guidance manuals for a rocket launcher called "Mars".

The PC was all the while running Windows 2000 and wasn't didn't even need a password to be accessed.


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