Selling second-hand memory cards online could bring serious risk of identity fraud: experts

Security researchers say Australians who sell second-hand memory cards online are at serious risk of identity fraud.

Memory cards can be found in technology such as tablet computers, mobile phones and cameras, and many people sell the cards online when they upgrade to a newer device.
Academics at Edith Cowan University in Perth bought 140 memory cards through eBay Australia and examined their content.
In the sample of cards sourced from all around the country, researchers found pornography, tax documents and photographs.
One had even been used at a Federal Government department and contained personal information of employees.
Security researcher Patryk Szewczyk says when people sell the cards, they may inadvertently pass on personal information to the buyer.

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"We found a vast array of different confidential documents, from resumes, we found government documents," he told PM.
"And in one instance, last year for instance, we found a document which actually did encompass the word 'confidential' written across all the pages.
"In some instances there was data on there which we felt uncomfortable with, and we had to hand it over to the police."
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