Mar 31 2009
How Not to Be Subtle
We recently received a hard drive turned over by a former employee of our client. The drive would not work and had been sent in for data recovery. Indeed, when we brought it into the lab, the drive was not powering on. It was time to do a little investigation.
Examining the drive connectors, we noted some deep scoring on the connectors that was not consistent with any accidental scratches we might expect to see if a drive had been improperly disconnected. A photograph of the scratches can be seen at right. The scratches have been marked in the right-hand frame.
Having determined that there had been some deliberate and intentional damage done to the drive, we continued to investigate – this time, with a keener eye for other intentional damage that may have been inflicted on the drive. Continue Reading »