New Zealander buys used MP3 player, finds classified US Army files in like-new condition

While used and refurb'd electronics have a long history of delivering more than the purchaser bargained for, like assembly-line photos, MI6 documents, or the phone number to Sarah Palin's hair stylist, New Zealand man Chris Ogle's surprise find is a little more troubling. He picked up the above unidentified MP3 player at a thrift shop in Oklahoma for $18 used. On it were 60 files, many of which appear to be US Army property of a confidential nature, including one that lists soldier names, SSNs, and phone numbers, and another doc that appears to be a mission plan. Sadly the Government is choosing to ignore this little security breach, but we think it should step up and make Mr. Ogle an offer. He's likely to let the thing go cheap thanks to a second unfortunate discovery: it doesn't even play music any more.

[Via The Sydney Morning Herald]

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 26th 2009 5:37PM]

Cool, i used to own one of those... It's a "dnt fun 256"

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 26th 2009 6:37PM]

ooooohhhhhh yeah can i have another one, oopz sorry

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 26th 2009 9:53PM]

oops!

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 28th 2009 5:07PM]

yeah....about that...

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 26th 2009 10:43PM]

Its a Pentagon fire sale! All our secrets MUST GO! No reasonable price will be refused! Entrance to the show is just 10 bucks...bucks...bucks..bucks! Kids get in free!
Alien autopsy photos just $20, classified Nikola Tesla documents just $10, blueprints for our classified military space shuttle...$5! Yes you heard right 5 BUCKS!!

[Grusic Posted Jan 26th 2009 11:52PM]

Had it been me, I would have just reformatted the thing, and moved on.

[daduang Posted Jan 27th 2009 3:05AM]

$18 for a pmp with government secrets isn't bad when you're comparing this to another new zealander who bought a pen for $4... (flight of the conchords reference)

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 28th 2009 11:47AM]

what do folks expect.all we heard for gearge and dick where terrorist ect.do not dear old gearge promise the american public that he would get bin laden.did not happen.what do you all expect about security.we spend billins and you can get the info for pocket change.