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Military File share Blunder Leaks Military Docs to Blogger

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Silicon.com reports that a blogger has exposed a massive security blunder by the Dutch military, which allowed highly sensitive documents to be shared with users of the popular file-sharing application Kazaa.

According to blog Geenstijl, the problem occurred when an administrator within the military's border control division took unencrypted documents home to work on them and somehow managed to drop the files into the shared folder he used to swap content with other Kazaa members.

His blunder meant anybody in the world could potentially have accessed the 75-page document, which reportedly contained details of phone-tapping operations.

Nobody has explained why the military files weren't encrypted.


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About BL Ochman
BL Ochman
B.L. Ochman, Managing Director of Emerging Media for Proof Integrated Communications, the digital marketing arm of Burson-Marsteller, has been helping Fortune 500 companies strategically incorporate new media into their marketing mix since 1996.

She contributes to Ad Age Digital Next, Mashable, Business Week and others. On Twitter, she is @whatsnext.

She is co-founder of the pet lovers' site and blog, Pawfun.com - where you can create and send free photo e-cards of your pets and create a variety of great products featuring your pet’s photo.

This is my personal blog, where I share my own thoughts and opinions, which do not represent the views of Proof or its clients.






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