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New Tool Hides Data In Plain Sight On HDDs

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the just-don't-defrag dept.

Trailrunner7 writes "A group of researchers has developed a new application that can hide sensitive data on a hard drive without encrypting it or leaving any obvious signs that the data is present. The new steganography system relies on the old principle of hiding valuables in plain sight. Developed by a group of academic researchers in the US and Pakistan, the system can be used to embed secret data in existing structures on a given HDD by taking advantage of the way file systems are designed and implemented. The software does this by breaking a file to be hidden into a number of fragments and placing the individual pieces in clusters scattered around the hard drive."

4 of 136 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Sounds familiar by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    yeah, but unlike NTFS, this is supposed to allow you to read that data in the future

  2. I doubt it will work by PPH · · Score: 3, Funny

    "A group of researchers I has developed a new think application that can hide this sensitive data is on a hard drive a without encrypting it bunch or leaving any of obvious signs that the data is crap present."

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  3. Re:20 MB in 160 GB ?! by Dunbal · · Score: 1, Funny

    I think "Hello World" in Microsoft Word should do it, no?

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  4. Re:20 MB in 160 GB ?! by Dishevel · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wow.
    You took criticism constructively and then admitted you were wrong and moved on with your life?
    You do not belong here. Move along. :)

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