NASA vende computadores com informação secreta

Sol:
“A Agência Espacial norte-americana (NASA) vendeu computadores que continham informações confidenciais.
A NASA está a desfazer-se de algum material informáticos mas nalguns casos as informações que estavam nos computadores que foram vendidos não foram devidamente apagadas. (…)”

Folha:
“Uma investigação interna feita pela agência descobriu ao menos dez casos em que PCs foram vendidos sem o procedimento de remoção de dados.
A BBC informa ainda que outros quatro computadores, que estavam para serem vendidos, tinham informação restrita sobre controles de armas. (…)”

BBC:
“Nasa sells shuttle PCs without wiping secret data. (…)”

Tom’s Guide:
“The BBC reports that an internal NASA investigation has found 10 instances where shuttle PCs were sold despite the fact that they still contained sensitive data. In some cases the computers were not being tested to ensure they had been wiped. In others, investigators found that some PCs had failed those wipe verification tests but were put up for sale anyway. Aside from the 10 cases of PCs already sold, NASA’s investigation found that four more computers containing sensitive data were about to be sold.
Alright, so the data was sensitive, but just how bad could this be for NASA? Well, we don’t really know at the moment. According to the Beeb, NASA says it’s impossible to know how what data was left on the computers. That said, the Space Agency says that examination of similar equipment “raises serious concerns.” Example: investigators found that four PCs being prepared for sale at the Kennedy Space Center contained data subject to export control by the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. (…)”