JTN: A German security researcher bought a device that he purchased on eBay to capture biometric data, but when he received the equipment, he reportedly discovered it also contained the sensitive personal information of more than 2,600 people, including U.S. service members and Afghan allies.
The device used to perform iris scans and capture fingerprints was listed on eBay for $149.95. Hamburg-based researcher Matthias Marx successfully bid $68 and received the machine in August, The New York Times reported Tuesday.
The device, a Secure Electronic Enrollment Kit, or SEEK II, had last been used near Kandahar, Afghanistan, in the summer of 2012, and Marx found its memory card contained the names, pictures, nationalities, iris scans and fingerprints of 2,632 individuals, mostly of known terrorists. MORE HERE
How many people have sold their old computers on Ebay only to find their identity stolen a month later…
Hmmmm??? Could this be related.
Hat tip…Hillary Clinton: Go hammertime! With Bleach-Bit you cannot be sure
The only things we ever found was a joint in a little side pocket of a purse my wife bought at a garage sale. The other was a coat she bought either at a garage sale or goodwill. She paid like $4.00 for it and there was $10.00 in one of the pockets.