Donated devices are doxing your data, says new research

guest · Mar 19, 2019

Donated devices are doxing your data, says new research
March 19, 2019
https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/19/data-drives-discarded/

New research published by security firm Rapid7 revealed how problematic discarded technology can be. For his research, Josh Frantz bought 85 devices for $650, and found over 366,300 files, including images and documents.

After an analysis of each device, Frantz found email addresses, dates of birth, Social Security and credit card numbers, driver’s license data and passport numbers.
Only two devices were properly wiped, he said.

Although the responsibility arguably rests with the person who donates their device, Frantz said his research revealed many businesses also don’t wipe data from the devices people turn over — despite promises and guarantees to the contrary.
Discovering data from discarded drives seems only to be getting worse.
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