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I read "Data Remanence in Semiconductor Devices" by Peter Gutmann, in which it is stated that it is possible to reconstruct the content of an erased SRAM based on changes of properties of the memory cells (thresholds, times).
Doe… Continue reading Data remanence – DDR2
In their 2018 paper "Solid state drive forensics: Where do we stand?", Vieyra et al. discuss recovering deleted data from SSDs.
For their experiments, they wrote large amounts of text to twelve SSDs, then shift-deleted the files,… Continue reading Reasons for recovering small amounts of deleted data from SSDs
Running hdparm -I /dev/sda on a SanDisk SSD PLUS 1000GB produces this:
not supported: enhanced erase
2min for SECURITY ERASE UNIT
What does that mean?
I assume that I could do hdparm –security-erase PWD to securely delete data within two… Continue reading 2min for SECURITY ERASE UNIT
I have a very old 256 MB SD card (purchased around 2004).
The SD card is still working, but some old photos are missing due to a possible unintentional format action on my digital camera.
Is there any way to recover the data on it?
I am helping with an interesting data recovery issue. The laptop was running Debian 11 Linux with LUKS full disk encryption on a Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB SSD for quite many months. Suddenly the LUKS password input on boot stopped working.
… Continue reading Suspicious SSD corruption exactly at LUKS encryption header
[Jason P], evidently an enjoyer of old reliable laser printing tech, spilled a drink (nitter) onto his Panasonic KX-P5400 SideWriter. After cleanup, everything worked fine — except that the PSU’s …read more Continue reading Dead EEPROM Dumped With Help Of Body Diodes
How can I securely delete selected files so they can’t be recovered, but without the full format of the external HDD? Is this even possible?
I’m using Mac OS.
Continue reading How to prevent the recovery of deleted files without a full format of external HDD?
An increasing phenomenon over the years since mobile phones morphed from simply telephones into general purpose pocket computers has been that of the dead device taking with it some treasured …read more Continue reading An eMMC Gives Up Its Secrets
If you ever needed proof that class-action lawsuits are a good deal only for the lawyers, look no further than the news that Tim Hortons will settle a data-tracking suit …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: August 7, 2022
According to android documentation the FBE system has two different levels. Credential Encrypted (CE) storage and Device Encrypted (DE) storage.
Does a factory reset of an FBE phone reset the keys of both storages?
If I run a full disk en… Continue reading Android FBE securely wipe all data