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The CD also contains a security blue prints of buildings and personal information about employees to social security, including some who belong technology company Lockheed Martin - are designed and built into the system.

THAAD Project sanctioned by the then U.S. president Ronald Reagan as part of "Star Wars" Strategic Defense Initiative in the 1980s.

Very sensitive and confidential information from the U.S. military anti-air defense, known as THAAD were found in second-hand hard drive eBay purchase Wednesday, according to researchers from university'd research team.

A disc eBay purchased Wednesday by the research team revealed details of the test to begin procedures for THAAD (Terminal higher altitude Area Defense) system ground to air missile defense, which is used to determine the Scud missiles during the fire in 1991 USA and the Iraq war.

Glamorgan University researchers found that a significant number of computer hard drives, which are bought second-hand still contain sensitive company and personal information.

The 5-year study, now in its fourth year, was commissioned by BT, and performs more than 300 computer hard drives from the United Kingdom, USA, Germany, France and Australia, through auctions, eBay and computer fairs.

Its aim is to inform the public about the risk of serious disposal of computer equipment without the proper disposal of personal information and commercial.

Researchers found that 34 percent of the tested discs bought by scientists, which includes a wide range of information, including bank accounts, medical records, confidential business plans, corporate financial data, personal ID numbers, job descriptions and classified defense spokesman information.

Dr. Andy Jones, head of information security research at BT, said:''This is the fourth time you do this study and it is clear that the majority of individuals and organizations still have no idea about the potential volume and type of information stored on your computer hard drive. For a large part in the form of hard drives, we have found sufficient information to take on both individuals and companies other potential crimes such as fraud, black mail and identity theft. Companies should also be aware that they can not act illegally disposing of this type of data correctly.''

In August last year, trade Andrei, head of IT at the University of Oxford, personal data, to find more than one million people used the laptop he bought eBay Wednesday.

Scientists say a''surprisingly large range and quantity of information may have commercial potential impact damaged or pose a threat to identity and privacy have been issued as a result of the investigation.''

Confidential material, including computer network and security logs from the German embassy in Paris was discovered in the disc in France.

A hard drive of the U.S. bank account numbers, and revealed details of the proposed 50 billion dollars in foreign currency, through Spain. There seemed also that information about business relationships originating in the United States with organizations in Venezuala, Nigeria and Tunisia.

Personal correspondence was also found by a member of the Federal Reserve Board suggest action now under the control of the European Central Bank, appeared suspicious.

Some data from the disk that contains known UK-based fashion company, including information on trade execution, budget, discount codes and names and addresses of customers.

Dusty open markets near Peshawar Pakistan or Nigeria and China are among the places to buy a computer hard drives that were purchased used and highly sensitive, containing classified U.S. defense information systems, business information, personal information or company Reval research from the Faculty of Advanced Technology at the University of Glamorgan.