High-Profile Data Destruction: Snowden Hard Drives Destroyed by Guardian Editors
Jan 31
Back in July during peak moments of the Edward Snowden leak scandal explosion around the world, the UK’s Guardian newspaper was embroiled in a battle with government about the information in the paper’s possession. Government officials and the GCHQ spy agency threatened injunctions against the paper. Finally staff decided they had to destroy all the computers to prevent their journalists being carted away and measures being taken against the paper.
See footage of the destruction after the jump
CBL Pictures: Burnt PCB
Feb 4
What’s that smell? That’s the smell of a controller chip frying until burnt to a crisp. Pics after the jump.
Signs of a Hard Drive Failure
Apr 13
Spotting the initial symptoms of a hard drive failure can often mean the difference between saving your data or losing it. Here are a few things to look out for.
Keep a Lid on IT
Feb 5
...resist the temptation to tamper with or hand over the drive to anyone but a professional data recovery specialist…
Frightening Tales Of Data Recovery
Oct 31
Tales of data that gets drowned, burned alive and electrocuted! No matter what has happened, CBL can often recover data from the most frightening of situations.
Aftermath of Hurricane Ike - Data on Storm-Damaged Computers May Be Recoverable
Sep 15
As residents of the Greater Houston Area begin the cleanup after Hurricane Ike’s devastation, consumers and business owners alike who discover storm- and water-damaged computers in their homes and offices should follow this advice.
If you have family or friends in the Houston area, let them know they can...
