[Cryptography] Ex-CIA Joshua Schulte Describes His Data/Crypto Hiding Prowess

Phillip Hallam-Baker phill at hallambaker.com
Tue Mar 3 14:59:45 EST 2020


On Mon, Mar 2, 2020 at 3:51 PM Dave Horsfall <dave at horsfall.org> wrote:

> On Mon, 2 Mar 2020, Stephan Neuhaus wrote:
>
> >> (And even then, overwritten data can be recovered.)
> >
> > Can I ask you what your evidence for that claim is?
>
> This has been known for years; do some simple research (I'm not going to
> do it for you, so think of it as homework).
>
> The only way to destroy data on disk is with an angle-grinder, or a
> furnace.  Or both...
>

Thermite is almost certainly easier to use.

We should start holding thermite parties. Anyone got a suitable back yard?
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