SecurityRatty: MI6 Camera -- Including Secrets -- Sold on eBay

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MI6 Camera -- Including Secrets -- Sold on eBay

2008-10-01 13:59:17 by schneier in Schneier on Security

I wish I'd known:

A 28-year-old delivery man from the UK who bought a Nikon Coolpix camera for about $31 on eBay got more than he bargained for when the camera arrived with top secret information from the UK's MI6 organization.
Allegedly sold by one of the clandestine organization's agents, the camera contained named al-Qaeda cells, names, images of suspected terrorists and weapons, fingerprint information, and log-in details for the Secret Service's computer network, containing a "Top Secret" marking.

He turned the camera in to the police.