Used Copiers Hold Thousands of Secrets

[Guest]

Used copiers being shipped overseas contain thousands of digital copies of the documents they have processed.
SSN's, medical records, police records, birth certificates, checks... you name it.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/04/19/eveningnews/main6412439.shtml

 

[paradigmsk8er]

Re: Used Copiers Hold Thousands of Secrets

and this is why a copier that has copied something classified becomes classified material..and same for printers, scanners, etc.

 

[Krav69]

Re: Used Copiers Hold Thousands of Secrets

Great, more to worry about...

 

[rero360]

Re: Used Copiers Hold Thousands of Secrets

Well here is the solution to that problem.

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[BALLISTIC]

Re: Used Copiers Hold Thousands of Secrets

The lack of intelligence in today's age is astonishing.

 

[fcordrey]

Re: Used Copiers Hold Thousands of Secrets

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: rero360</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> Well here is the solution to that problem.

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B.ball bat will work but.........I'd rather hit it with 175 grs at the time

 

[UKDslayer]

Re: Used Copiers Hold Thousands of Secrets

So where does one by a used commercial copier for $300? I priced them out at about 5-10K, depending on model.

 

[Oddball Six]

Re: Used Copiers Hold Thousands of Secrets

Tucker, this actually isn't new. Its been common knowledge in the security community now for almost a decade. Companies (or Agencies!) with lax disposal policies of ANY kind of electronic equipment in modern times are just asking for liability.

 

[USMCj]

Re: Used Copiers Hold Thousands of Secrets

Yup, saw that vid the other day, made me feel good about never using a copier other than mine.

 

[Psycho-82]

Re: Used Copiers Hold Thousands of Secrets

Ive had my stuff copied in so many machines its not even funny...

 

[lanwickum]

Re: Used Copiers Hold Thousands of Secrets

Learn something everyday. Glad I still have nothing to hide, that I know of.

 

[Switchblade]

Re: Used Copiers Hold Thousands of Secrets

I am just curious as to how my military/personal information was found on a compramised drive in Ft. Hood in a Corps of Engineers property issue. Having been through ID theft by a no account illegal alien years back I would really hate to go through all of that again considering modern technology. My name was listed in a large group of names that were compramised in a recent issue.

 

[Guest]

Re: Used Copiers Hold Thousands of Secrets

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: USMCj</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Yup, saw that vid the other day, made me feel good about never using a copier other than mine. </div></div>

Unfortunately, it's not just a matter of what's under your own control.
For example, if you applied for a car loan or a home loan, copies were probably made.
If your mortgage company sold your mortgage to another company, copies were most likely made on a high volume machine like the ones in the story.

SSN's, full names, addresses, account numbers, medical records, and so on.