Device remotely destroys hard drive data
Link (Via the day they tried to kill me)Golubov doesn't dispute that he owned a Raskat at the time, but he says he purchased it online to resell it at a local market for a tidy profit.
"In the past in Ukraine it was risky to keep all company contract and clients data on computers," Golubov said. "At first -- tax inspection can confiscate computers, at second -- competitors can stole them and take over businesses."
Golubov said it was members of the law enforcement task force who used the Raskat to fry the data on his hard drive.
"Regarding information from the hard drive -- it was not me who destroyed it. But it was employee of task force who conducted a search," Golubov wrote to Security Fix. "This officer has found Raskat system remote control. He decided that it is remote from my car alarm and started to push on it in order to find which one of parked nearby car it was. I have no car and it was remote from the system Raskat, and I have clearly said this to him, but he has not listened to me, and told me to be silent. And he pushed this button several time. It can be possible he has erased all information on purpose, in order to say that all evidences are all wiped off, or more likely due to stupidity."
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I accidentally trigger my car alarm via my keychain at least once a month. No way I'd risk my data on something so easily triggered.
EMP.
Might as well do the job properly.
I agree. It should take at least three voice print verifications, and the voice of Majel Barrett counting down to zero.
seems simple to build. Guess I'll retire my Rube Golberg device with the giant vat of acid. Pity.
I'd be surprised if it were anything more than a big degaussing coil - a thick coil of wire looped around the drive cage, and a big ceramic current-limiting resistor. Another variation might be to fry the drive's electronics by connecting mains voltage to the power and/or signal cables.
I've always wanted to build something like that, but I've never had sufficient cause to invest the time or money. Clearly, the device works - the police found no evidence against him.
OMG want one! If anybody finds a "Buy it now" link online, please post it. Everything I've found are links back here.
just add a car remote kit to this
http://www.datadev.com/degausser-data-security-main.html?gclid=CKz-85CbsZICFRwqagod3xN7uw
I think everyone at one point wanted one of these. Mostly because you wanted to be cool and "dangerous" enough to warrant actually be afraid of the cops or some other bad guys coming and shutting you down. After all, life is much more fun when They are out to get you.
Of course I never really understood how using one of these to avoid criminal prosecution would actually work. Seems like a pretty obvious case of destruction of evidence to me.
you get the cops to do it, like the guy in the article
Yay! Something to try at work!
Is there a way of proving when you used it? Maybe you were simply testing it out, before you knew they police were going to seize your comp?
If indeed this device is real it seems needlessly convoluted and aimed at people who have little knowledge of computers and who think that in order to deny someone else access to the information you have to fry the HDD.
A much simpler approach would be to encrypt the entire HDD(s) and have some way to remotely cut the power to the systems. Problem solved.
If they're worried about rubber hose cryptanalysis, though that's another matter altogether.
Me know him ukranian crimelord, but am suspicious of article if him am write in bizaro voice.
the only way to keep a secret is to not tell. This includes writing things down. Cultivate a memory and encourage a cult of memory (ie: yours) If your minions believe you never forget anything, they won't try anything. Didn't Blofeldt write a manual?
Minions? Where do I get minions? Muttons and lambchops I got but I'm fresh out of minions.
I will be looking for a diy version in the next issue of MAKE. Someone will put it together and sell it as a kit.