Or they could have its storage seeded with misinformation, or information that tricks those who obtain it into leaking information of their own. For example: ht

Or they could have its storage seeded with misinformation, or information that tricks those who obtain it into leaking information of their own. For example: http://www.theverge.com/2011/11/4/2537647/darpa-fake-documents-security-wikileaks http://www.theverge.com/2011/11/4/2537647/darpa-fake-documen... But it seems more likely that they really didn't intend to lose the thing in one piece like that.