InfoSec 2012: One in 10 second-hand hard drives contain personal data
The Information Commissioner’s Office has published a report revealing that one in ten second-hand hard drives sold online contains residual personal data, with some containing scanned bank statements, passports, information on previous driving offences, and medical details. View full post on Techworld.com security View full post on National Cyber Security ยป Computer Hacking
Second-hand USB drives riddled with malware, Sophos finds
Two thirds of a random assortment of USB flash drives bought second-hand at an Australian rail company lost property auction turned out to be infected with malware, security company Sophos has reported. Despite being light-hearted and not particularly scientific, the survey offers an alarming insight into the insecure working life of the average USB drive, […]