A second hand MP3 player bought by 29 year old Chris Ogle in Oklahoma for $18 was apparently filled with U.S. military files. The device contained U.S. military personnel lists with social security numbers and cell phone numbers of soldiers stationed overseas in Afghanistan and Iraq. There were also details on equipment inventories from some U.S. bases in Afghanistan, and even a mission briefing. Most of the information was dated from 2005.

"The more I look at it, the more I see and the less I think I should be!" said Ogle in an interview with TVNZ's ONE News. He also added that the music player is in a safe place and will return it to the U.S. officials if they will demand it.

U.S. defense officials stated that an investigation has already been opened in order to identify the origin of the data. At this point, there are no clues on how the information might have ended up on the player.

A similar incident took place in Afghanistan in 2006, when U.S. investigators bought back stolen flash drives from some shops outside a US base in Bagram, which contained sensitive military information.

Even though the data could not compromise the national security, it is without a doubt a cause of embarrassement and could have also led to some problems for the soldiers exposed with all of their personal details. According to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), some of the phone numbers listed on the device still work.