thebroken ep3(now with Mitnick)

[Gh0Ost]

I dout Kevin has talked any shit nor would goto a convention where everyone is there for the same cause and start a fight. If I was Kevin Rose. I would goto defcon just dispite all of you picking on me heh.

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[redhook]

this constant knoppix use is starting to get at me, it seems to be the focal point of everything they do on the show.

But its the only distro Kevin Rose can get to work.

[ck3k]

But its the only distro Kevin Rose can get to work.

haha, i acually met kevin rose, nice guy, think he is alittle in over his head, and the new version of knoppix has me shocked I love it, default wm is fluxbox and everything is suprisingly functional. I still have to upload the ck n' kevin rose pics, not sure what my friend did with them.

[Webster]

I still have to upload the ck n' kevin rose pics, not sure what my friend did with them.

You better have gotten a pic with my main beotch ramzi

[dYn4mic]

I went with CK and some other members of DC707...
It sucked ramezi wasn't there... too bad cuz i really wanted him to give me a 'hacker tip' or make my laptop explode....
DD was there, and Mr. Rose was nice enough to give us his signature, the intern was also nice enough to tell us his birthdate too... :)
Friend of mine also ran into him the other day, reportedly he was wearing a Defcon sweatshirt.... hmm maybe he'll make a DC12 apperance??

[bascule]

In its perpetual commitment to timeliness, or lack thereof, /. has linked these videos. Let stupidity ensue!

[skroo]

In its perpetual commitment to timeliness, or lack thereof, /. has linked these videos. Let stupidity ensue!

Man... People still care about thebroken?

[rascal1981]

Man... People still care about thebroken?

I agree; They are ok for comic relief but there are much better sources of information out there.

[Nibowin]

Just to clarify things, it wasn't thermite they were using. It was most likely run of the mill black powder. They likely ignited it with a model rocket ignition. The hard drive also probably survived so their entire goal wasn't met. Plus just pouring black powder into a drive bay might make it possible for it to ignite during normal use of the computer.

Now, to really destroy a drive, maybe a few shaped charges set around the drive would work. I'd hate to bump the *unprotected momentary switch* on the side of the computer though. :)

naw i would just go with a tape eraser, a flip of the switch and bam all the info is gone

[jesse]

not according to the NSA's electron microscopes...

[Qu|rk]

naw i would just go with a tape eraser, a flip of the switch and bam all the info is gone

Your posts never cease to amaze me, don't misinterpret that for a good thing..

not according to the NSA's electron microscopes...

Very true, I do believe that 7+ = military strength, and there are a few packages out there that do it, or more quite easily. System Mechanic is capable of 9, maybe 12+ passes, after overwriting with garbage data numerous times, truncating size to 0, and then overwriting several more. That is not to say that it is flawless, or data cannot still be found..but they will have a hell of a challenge on their hands should they choose to do so.

Qu|rk-

[dYn4mic]

Yeah I second that..
More than 7 wipes and your past the DoD and government standards... (but how high are those on anything..?)
The *nix cmd: shred does a default of 25 I think, there's also a lot of Zero fillers and other utils for secure file deletion and HD formatting.
But true.. the NSA does have some crazy microscopes i hear.

Acid and some serious, serious fire... then bottem of a great lake, or maybe the pacific ocean, or a volcano... They won't be getting and of my data... muuh hahahah ...

[kree]

On a side note I was in fry's and I saw a "cd destroyer" they had a sample of what it produced, I thought it would shred the cd into confetti but instead it just simply did a checker pattern on both sides of the disk more or less thermal style. Would this still pass DoD specs I was kind of in a hurry at frys in buying a desk and chair for my daughter so I did not get to read the info on the box but hell if the DoD have these electro microscopes that read hard disk would a cd or dvd back up be such a concern even passed through such a device? I do realize that a simple campfire or even a bic lighter would render such media null and at a significantly lower price, anyone have any thoughts or experience with this type of device?

[rascal1981]

On a side note I was in fry's and I saw a "cd destroyer" they had a sample of what it produced, I thought it would shred the cd into confetti but instead it just simply did a checker pattern on both sides of the disk more or less thermal style. Would this still pass DoD specs I was kind of in a hurry at frys in buying a desk and chair for my daughter so I did not get to read the info on the box but hell if the DoD have these electro microscopes that read hard disk would a cd or dvd back up be such a concern even passed through such a device? I do realize that a simple campfire or even a bic lighter would render such media null and at a significantly lower price, anyone have any thoughts or experience with this type of device?

I have actually seen the device at one of my sites I visit in Lake Forest, CA and they report that its nothing but problems. It takes forever to run and gets stuck ejecting the disc (if this is the one I am thinking of). Better off just breaking the disc or burning it as you state.

[kree]

I have actually seen the device at one of my sites I visit in Lake Forest, CA and they report that its nothing but problems. It takes forever to run and gets stuck ejecting the disc (if this is the one I am thinking of). Better off just breaking the disc or burning it as you state.

Yea, I believe the device was about $40. It seems as if it would be more of a novilty item than something productive.