Re: Stolen data by harddisk recovery?

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Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 09:37:56 -0600

"LarsK" <larsk@mail.djh.dk> wrote in message
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> Hello everyone
>
> I'm studying at the Danish School of Journalism, and I'm writing a
> story about how easy it is to recover data from a harddisk, even if it
> has been formatted.
>
> So, I'm wondering, if there has ever been any "cases", where someone
> had done something illegal, like buying, or in other ways obtained a
> computer or a harddisk, and recovered whatever the recovery-programs
> found on it, even though the former owner of the computer/harddisk
> thought that it had been deleted.
>
> It would be much appreciated if you also had a link...
>
> ...and if it's not too much trouble, I would also like if you could
> send your answers/suggestions directly to me by e-mail.
>
> cheers,
> Lars K. Jensen

Here's a link to an instruction (PDF) on how to copy hard drives. The
purpose is "legitmate", but shows how easy it is to use a minimal Linux load
to do what you're asking.

The big lessons are: 1) if you're worried about sensitive data, you have to
take extra steps (clearing out caches, wiping programs, etc), and 2) that
little cable from the wall to your computer isn't the only way to get to
your stuff.

Happyslayer

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