Researchers have found a way to steal a PC’s data by using the mechanical noise coming from the hard disk drives inside. It’s not a very practical hack, but the scheme has been designed for ...

Attack uses ultrasonic sound waves to disrupt HHD read/write operations, which could lead to a system crash. Using sonic and ultrasonic soundwaves as a weapon, researchers can disrupt the read, write ...

Tom Hayward receives funding from the Engineering and Physical Research Council and the Royal Society. Our need to store data is growing at an astonishing rate. An estimated 2.7 zettabytes (2.7 x 10 ...

Close your eyes and cast your mind back. Back to the sounds of your first gaming PC, and the noises emanating from its beautiful, beige (was it once white?) case. The gentle whirr of the fans, the ...

Valentina Vuksic has taken one out of the Gizmodo book and has created a sound mixer that gets its beats from dying hard drives. If you recall, Gizmodo had a Hard Drive Dying Track Contest back in ...

Researchers have found a way to steal a PC’s data by using the mechanical noise coming from the hard disk drives inside. It’s not a very practical hack, but the scheme has been designed for ...