How to disable data from an presumably dead USB thumb drive while leaving it physically intact?

The data on my USB thumb drive is no longer accessible using a usual consumer computer (cf. https://superuser.com/questions/1687720).
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Could "System Volume Information" be used to find out on which system the storage was used?

If one uses a storage device (USB stick or SD card) on Windows, then it leaves "System Volume Information" folder in the file system. Would there be a way so a forensic guy could definitely tell on which computer the storage devi… Continue reading Could "System Volume Information" be used to find out on which system the storage was used?

Are there differences on how storages are formatted between different OS?

If one formats the same USB stick (or SD card) to FAT32 file system on Windows, or on Linux, or on Android – would there be differences so a forensic guy could definitely tell on which OS or even on which specific machine the USB stick was… Continue reading Are there differences on how storages are formatted between different OS?

If I buy any FIPS 140 certified USB flash drive can I be sure that it’s firmware is signed?

Does either FIPS 140-2 or FIPS 140-3 certification require USB flash drive’s firmware to be signed so that malicious computer cannot overwrite flash drive’s firmware? e.g. badusb attack.
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