hey /b/
what would be the most sure and fastest way to ruin/completely erase the contents/destroy a HDD?
like, when you have the police knocking on your door
>>697650545
Magnets
Don't download CP and no need for police to knock at your door?
Detonating a nuclear warhead should be fine.
Otherwise just encrypt your disk properly and just pull the power plug.
>>697650545
what the fuck did you do
Run a magnet over it a few times, if you dont have one buy some with cash not credit
Microwave
>>697650545
big ass magnets
neodymium magnet preferably..
>>697650545
Post everything on it here then just fucking blow it up
>>697650760
I meant to say industrial grade magnets
>>697650785
Agree.
>>697650545
get yourself one of them electic cpr heart paddle things put on hard drive and yell '' CLEAR!!!
>>697650733
>>697650744
check'd
i dont have any cp and have never download. the police thing was just an example, as of how fast i meant, which means like super fast
Just a strong ass magnet and run across it in the same direction
http://www.strawpoll.me/10865687
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Microwave and some good magnets, electromagnets. If you can get inside of it good hammer the fuck out of the little discs too
>>697650545
Hit it with a hammer really hard
>2016
>not building your computer inside of a microwave for quick evidence disposal
>>697650545
DBAN and then physically pull it and smash it with a mallet, and throw it in a fire.
>>697650785
>Microwave
Totally agree. Gets rid of everything and literally fries it
>>697650545
Thermite
>>697650545
There are certain programs you can download which will write over it a couple thousand times, it is impossible at that point to retrieve original data
>>697650545
thermite
>>697650545
fist-you go to your local market and get aluminum foil
second- drive out to the closest desert and park your car and start walking
third- when you come to the singing bush,turn around 3 times while chanting the star spangled banner
fourth- say the magic word ''assberger'' and walla problem solved hdd is erased
break off the power or sata connector with whatever you have at hand.
>>697650663
/thread
>>697650545
Puncture a hole in it with a screwdriver and hammer. Or use a flathead and crack open the side. Once spec of dust on the platter will make any data unrecoverable. If you want to go nuts with it take all the screws off the top, remove the cover and take out the disks and scratch them.
>>697651485
and how exactly is that quick?
Doesnt matter now a days destroying it will net you just as much time as whatever was on there, even deleting browsing history is punishable by law if you are brought up on charges.
>>697651646
writing over a hard disk takes very little time, it's basically just re-setting all the bits to 0. to do that 1000s of times might only take a couple minutes
>>697651638
A scratched or damaged disc can still be recovered.
>>697651735
no evidence = no conviction
they can't prove you did anything wrong
Microwave.
>>697651735
Not sure if bait or just retarded.
>>697651638
Dust doesn't ruin a platter, it affects the drive itself from function correctly, the platter could be loaded into an external machine and read from there after being cleaned. Damaging the platter by cracking it would be the only way to securely render it unrecoverable.
store your sensible data on a hidden container, store plausible data on the outer volume
>>697651937
Suspicion+no evidence = evidence tampering conviction
>>697650663
Not really
Modern hdds are pretty magnet resistant. U would need a strong electro magnet and complete remove the casing and accsess the disk directly.
Even a strong neodym magnet from the outside doesnt do anything
I think fastest and easiest is a screwdirver + hammer and just crack it open and then keep smashing holes into the disk and bend it a lot and break it apart. Ideal woupd be removal of the disk and then shredd it
>>697651913
You're retarded and no it cannot be.
Hmmmm maybe trhowing it in the ocean/river?
Take the board off, snap it into many pieces. Give it a couple hard wacks and you should be good. The only way for them to access your hard drive without the board is to somewhere get another hard drive with the same exact serial number, size, type as yours. Which is not an easy task. Safe measures is get a ridiculously strong magnet and use that. Not any magnet will do. You need a really strong one
>>697652130
Evidence of what
>>697652085
>>697652088
like I said, scratch the disk.
>>697651937
Like the WMD in Iraq, oh wait...
Thats why when you get rid of a hard drive you should have a second one loaded with crap in hand so you can replace it
>>697652288
Throwing*... fucking h
>>697650545
Roll with SSDs, when shit gets real
run internal (secure) erase,
in 5 seconds all data is lost forever.
also you can use it again after
>>697651591
>Does nothing to destroy data
download File Shredder, change to DoD algorithm, then just delete whatever folder or files you need to delete.
or if you have an SSD just use Secure Erase.
>>697651027
It's called a defibrillator, faggot.
>>697651852
You mean hours...
>>697652560
kek'd
>>697652323
Scratching doesn't render it all unreadable, there will often still be a fair bit readable, best to send a nail through it and break the controller board as well.
>>697650545
Put a sticky note on it that says illegal activity free hdd
>>697650545
Microwave
Steganography + no suspicious behaviour. No need for the techs to go electron microscope-ing on your platter if there's nothing otherwise bait in your private life.
On suspicion of an offence, however, there aren't many surefire ways to totally erase a platter in such a manner that no data fragments can be recovered. It only takes fragments to convict on CP.
>>697652276
Take a screwdriver, scratch your disk, then send it along with a few thousand dollars to a disk recovery service (Seagate, Kroll Ontracl..) and be surprised what is recoverable.
>>697650545
alo PDI
>>697651441
nah office furniture fire would be enough
>>697650545
Your question should have been: what alternative is there to a HDD. In which case you'd use Tails on a ram drive.
>>697652935
Yeh but thermite is quick, if they get it out the fire in time they can still recover.
Microwave + hand drill
>>697652317
Ah. Yes. Forgive us for questioning the merits of "tech dirt."
>>697650545
System32 deletion
>>697650545
hope its not a solid state drive... even with TRIM enabled, you're still fucked.
>>697650545
microwave
>>697652587
One pass of pseudorandom is enough.
Fuck it up with a drill and hammer flush pieces down the shitter
>>697652317
That's so fucked
hidden encrypted nas that is not discoverable, hide it in the wall/under the house.
>>697653065
And the other thousands of related articles on the matter
>>697650545
I know dude who wipes disks. Ask for Mike 8558355324
>>697652602
i dont care what its called you dumbass nigger..
now go play in heavy traffic,,you dumb fuck
A DoD level overwrite is superior to most physical damage.
>>697650663
>>697650760
>>697650785
>>697650894
>>697651016
>>697651214
>>697651406
>>697651591
>>697651941
Busted HDD are Magnetically shielded Microwaves will fuck up the board but they are fairly easy to replace.
Depends on the HDD If you get a Hitachi HDD for your iffy stuff a sharp smack with a hammer will shatter the glass platters.
If it isnt a Hitachi Thermite Will do the Trick
>>697652317
haha omg, I feel sorry for you murrifags
>>697653000
>using Tails
>directly linking to the NSA
how's that working out for you?
>>697653754
hey mr. tinfoil hat
>>697650545
Backup thermite. Seriously.
>>697650545
just grab a gun from your hip and shoot a hole through it. don't all americans have guns on them 24/7?
>>697653937
I have recovered data from a drive with a hole shot in it.
>>697653613
I told you not to use my real name you little cunt
here's the real solution fags: instead of wasting time bringing the electro magnets near your HDD's (which probably are inside your case = removing case = time).. and remember a no nock raid you don't have time for nothing. instead do this: setup your case in a way so that you can easily pull your sensitive drives in seconds, then throw it out of your apartment into a neighbor's home. I have a simple rectangular pvc pipe that goes from my window into my friends apt in seconds. The key is to send the HD where they don't have a warrant for. This may sound a bit complex but it is worth to set it up. No warrant no search no jail.
>>697654302
Genius!
>>697650545
don't listen to those saying magnets, it won't do shit in the case. If you have an hdd, undo the case and damage the platter. ssd you just need to completely smash it. Better still just encrypt the data. Be sure to use a deniable encryption method so if the police ask for the password you can give them the fake one and all your files will look clean
>>697654302
Hey regard if they see your retarded ass sending out your hdd to someone else they can just go fucking get it, probable cause
>>697654302
forgot to mention... make sure you can detach the pipe easily right after throwing the out... I have hinges on my friends window and none on mine... I trhow HD push the pipe and there's no way cops ever know what I did.
>>697654461
/thread
>>697654580
nope, they can't enter another property without a warrant.
>>697650545
Magnets, Mr Anonymouse
>>697650545
If you think you are going to need to destroy the data in a hurry get a HGST Drive the platters are made of glass so hitting them hard with a hammer will shater all the platers.
Make a sandwich: Thermite on top, hard drive in the middle, explosives on the bottom, all encased in a metal box.
The frag could kill you or maim you, the explosion could make you deaf or blind, the spray of burning thermite could ignite everything, but your data will be irrecoverable.
Send them to Hillary Clinton
>>697655120
Tick
>>697654737
We live in times of modern communication.
I dont know where you live, but in most places of the world the police will just call their boss, he will call a judge and he will give it his okay.
If they have a good cause, like they fucking see you throw shit into the building they have the permission to search it within like 5 minutes
Magnets worked on floppy drives back in the day, but won't work on sealed hard drives.
Destroying it isn't really an option if you only have seconds. Your best bet would be to use a good encryption software.
But if the files you're hiding came from the internet, chances are good they already know what you did. It's too late.
>>697652275
>crack it open and then keep smashing holes into the disk and bend it a lot and break it apart. Ideal woupd be removal of the disk and then shredd it
you've never actually opened a hdd i see. those disk are hard as fuck,yes you can bend them, but only once and even then its hard work. Scratching hard and fast with a brillo pad or some sort of steel wool would be the only effective method, and even then most hdd had multiple platters which you woulnd't have time to seperate if cops were knocking.
op, dont do dumb shit on your computer
>>697650545
Nuke it then unscrew it and smash the discs with an hammer.
Just using the hammer would probably be safe as well.
Recycling companies use crushers to destroy HDDs
Google "rubberaulic press".
It's basically a big rubber-powered hammer. Keep it armed; when the cops show up, put your hard drive on the anvil (if it isn't there already), and release.
For added security, keep a second hammer nearby, and use it to smash the already-smashed drive again.
>>697650545
Drive a few nails through it
>>697652317
>america
>muh freedom
Some HD have ceramic platters. (older)
They shatter. Toshiba for one
Now though I would use solid state removables.
Even a shattered disk can have remnants of data that with chemicals can be read via microscope.
Solid state is more durable but easier to destroy.
>>697651852
Whoa, retard alert! Retard alert! Calculate maximum write speed of your drive on your bus, let's say SATA and a 500GB drive. Let's say in this particular configuration you can write to the drive at 200MB/s. 41.66 minutes to completely overwrite the drive. Now to meet the minimum of "thousands of times" we have a minimum time of about 1,388 hours or almost 58 days. Retard.
>>697652317
I thought ISP's have your history whether you delete it off your computer
Got prep time?
Disassemble and destroy platters.
Don't have prep time?
Have a powerful cordless drill nearby and be ready to drill through the platters at a few seconds notice.
Is it a police agency trying to get your data? This is sufficient.
Is it an intelligence agency trying to get your data?
You will need to degauss and shatter the platters.
Better solution is to use solid state drives or flash media as storage and keep off-site backups regularly and destroy the MLC or SLC chips if you ever need to.
Again, though.
Smashing chips is good enough for police but for intel agencies, you'll need to THOROUGHLY grind them to dust.
Again, a cordless drill will do nicely, but if you're using it to kill chips, use a sanding attachment to literally grind everything into a fine dust.
You're welcome.
Also, guy with the magical tubeway to his neighbors house: probable cause will fuck you in the ass everytime. You should also NEVER TRUST ANYONE WITH YOUR SENSITIVE DATA BUT YOURSELF!
Wrap a magnet in wires with a 12 volt battery or 10 aa battery.
This makes an electromagnet and affects the data more.
>>697650545
thermite.
thermite burns so hot, it doesnt burn the HD, it basically melts a hole through it from top to bottom. the hard part is containing the fire, so probably in your backyard, not the kitchen sink.
>>697650545
>>697650545
Magnets will only work if the HDD is still connected to a power source. You're better off with a hammer, some lighter fluid and a match if the drive is on it's own.
I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
>>697656548
thats not how it works
>>697657109
A series of ceramic planter pots with a few inches of builders sand between each one. You'll want to also put a larger ceramic planter over top of the reacting thermite to keep splashback to a minimum.
The thermite will probably not get through the first layer of builders sand.
Thermite is used by railroad companies to maintain and repair sections of rails. They use builders sand to create a safe barrier between the railroad ties(the wooden planks) and the rail itself.
Strong acid and/or thermite should o the job.
>>697658279
Most strong acids won't work if it's an intelligence agency and they can retrieve the platter within a minute or so.
Thermite comes with it's own dangers, but I've outlined mitigations in the post above yours.
>>697652317
Welcome to the land of the free
Hahaha
>>697650545
Stab all the way through. Make sure that everything on the inside is destroyed. That or just toss in toilet.
>>697650760
Why can't you by a magnet with credit?
What about SSD?
I have an old 2008 Macbook.....would a 7-pass/35-pass erase be enough to completely wipe all past data with no possibility of recovery? I always assumed that would be all I needed to do whenever I decide to get rid of this thing
>>697650545
Drill holes through it with a drill.
Or open it up, inside is the actual disk, fuck it up and bend it with a screwdriver etc, or if it's glass, smash it.
Microwave.
Or neodymium magnets.
>>697659357
Overkill. Either destroy the disk or 2pass random.
Why so worried?
>>697656335
Nope not Toshiba
Hitachi (HGST) Hitachi Glass Storage Technology. As I stated before.
>>697659662
>or if it's glass
>>697650545
https://youtu.be/je0uLWfKh4U
>>697659947
>>697659947
>HGST
>Hitachi Glass Storage Technology
Ummm...
It's Global, not Glass, and the platters are ceramic.
>>697659292
nice singles
>>697659936
Not one of these sick fucks...however I've stored a ton of private passwords, legal porn and other personal shit on here. Don't want any chance of recovery.
Always thought 7-pass was standard, though
>>697652297
They have tools, essentially a skeleton drive, that can read the disk. Only a fool would believe that the FBI cannot dig through all but the most damaged or over-written hard drive.
>>697650545
low level erase
>>697658955
His post reminded me of something Dwight Shrute would say
>>697651295
This. DBAN plus thermite
>>697650545
UP THE POOPER
Jackhammer anon
>>697660303
7 pass is industrial espionage standard.
35 is tinfoil hat, Department of Defense standard.
2pass random is fine unless a professional forensic recovery agent is after your Instagram pass, macfag.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a2lv4IwZFY
/thread
>>697650545
Strong pre-encryption is the only thing that is reliable. Magnets technically work but you need a very strong one and it can still leave some readable parts. Also you could be charged for destroying the evidence if the police is already there. But you can't really be expected to hand out encryption keys as that would require you to make proof yourself guilty. Drilling the HDD partially works. Most of the data is still readable, so not reliable way. So.. encryption.
>>697654302
This is really a great idea! You could use the hot-pluggable external drive bays. Another idea might be to set up a thermite charge in the computer, right above the drive array, with a lockable external switch. They'd still get you for destroying evidence, maybe.
>>697661178
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yC1zwFiiyg
.
>>697653459
>not discoverable
I hope you are trolling...
>>697660238
Yes It is global the platters are glass & yes glass is a ceramic but so is tungsten carbide something that isn't as easy to break that's why i say glass not ceramic.
The point I was making was if you may need to destroy your data in a hurry those are the drives to get
>>697650545
just dip it in water ...
>>697650545
magnet, 1 direction, strong as possible, as many times as possible
>>697650545
A drill
5 holes should do the trick
1 in the middle and 1 by each corner.
Could probably fuck it up with a hammer after if you absolutely wanted to as well.
The people saying "magnets" are idiots. The only sure way is fire. If you have time to prepare, make a lot of thermite (completely legal to make and own) + magnesium strip attached to remote igniter and put it in your computer above the hard drive. Police bust in? Flip the kill switch.
>>697651280
kek
>>697661551
>tungsten carbide is ceramic
Not always true.
>HGST drives are all ceramic
Also not always true.
>>697653724
>If it isnt a Hitachi Thermite Will do the Trick
Just any explosive that can rip steel apart is good, too.
Otherwise you can always use a simple axe to smash the disks through the casing.
>>697661642
A quick dip in dewatering oil then Methyl Chloroform & it will be good to go.
Hammer. Preferably a nice heavy sledge so you don't have to take so many swings at it.
If you want the drive to still function, use encryption first and a decent wiping program for good measure.
>>697661551
...also, did you imply that tungsten carbide isn't easy to break?
Bro, it shatters readily if hit hard enough. Almost every grade of it will literally explode into fragments if you hit it correctly.
Also, as I inferred in my previous post...not all tungesten carbide is classified as ceramic. There are many grades of the stuff, just like titanium and alumium alloys.
>>697662244
Just delete the key....
>>697662212
what if i cum on it?
>>697650545
I recommend a 12 gauge shotgun with penetrator ammo. One shot and your drive is history. Also very effective against cops
>>697650545
Open it then pick an hammer and smash it
>>697656548
its not that exactly but pretty acurate
Just open the hdd and shove the disk(s) in a coffee grinder or fire (if you don't mind the toxic smoke)
>>697651056
>like super fast
-- Encrypt disk.
-- Destroy key.
-- Data is as good as gone.
Drill bit will shatter the hard drive to a billion pieces. It's the easiest and fastest way.
>>697660421
>>697660243
>>697660628
>>697661178
>>697661642
>>697661985
>>697662244
>>697662473
>>697650663
bad
need strong fucking magnets
just snap the disk in the hdd
>>697650545
Either drill holes threw the drive making sure you go all the way threw the disks, shoot holes in it with a high powered weapon or cut the disks in half with a tourch. Short of that you actually cannot. Other methods will take too long.
>>697653853
doesnt matter, i'm not the everyday person looking for a promising way to collect child porn with a degree of anonymity.
>>697650545
Either a magnet or Dariks boot and nuke. But the latter can take up to 10 hours to complete.
Degaussing magnets. But the reality is even then you're not going to make that happen.
Your best bet is to only use SD media cards, drop them on the industrial magnet, then drop them in a shredder.
Or use flash media, but be aware that even with this method some data can be recovered.
Personally I said fuckit a long time ago and moved to a removable SSD system. Nothing I download (porn, questionable mat, etc) ever gets put on a disk platter, and if I need to ditch the shit, the 2.5 drives are small enough that I can magnetize them quickly and not worry about it.
Boot and nuke, 5 or 6 writes, and then thermite. Or, if you're not under surveillance, go throw it in a lake. I have an HDD buried in the mountains somewhere
>>697666631
I remember watching some infosec tinfoil hat psycho recommend that everything you do should be on a microSD that you can remove and keep on you. If shit hits the fan, eat it.
>>697661327
Heh, I'd probably go with the encryption / magnet route if it was that sensitive. Not hard to set a ridiculous encryption key, keeping the key on a USB stick or microSD card, keep everything on an SSD, then in case of a raid, snap both in half, swallow the microSD card, magnetize the SSD, then pop open the case, break the ROMs apart and leave them on a magnet.
If you're talking platters, then fuck that, there's ALWAYS going to be evidence on a platter that can be retrieved with the right tools. SSDs are the way to go.
>>697650545
stick it to the center of your big bass speaker magnet and light the whole fucking thing on fire.
>>697666631
Actually flash media is the easyest to destroy. If it is like a flash drive you can pull it out and crush it with a hammer. Once you crush the chip inside it cannot be put together and data recovered.
PUT the harddrive in Your ass. No policemen are going to touch IT, if the harddrive smells ass. I Know, happend to me.
>>697650545
give it to hillary clinton
>>697650545
Back in the old days we went to lan parties in Belgium. Because of the high chance of the police checking for illegal hardware, almost everyone had a big magnet with them. One swipe is all you need to fuck up your hdd.
Take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
Could acid do the work?
>>697656548
This.
I was just too lazy to explain.
>>697651489
This
Ignorant premise. Your hard drive should not be where the cops can find it. You should use hidden wireless storage instead, with power to the hard drive controlled by a hidden magnetic switch or similar.The hard drive should be encrypted.
Destroying a drive is something a stupid teentard would think of. Having an innocent drive for evidence in court is smarter. Your illegal drive and power supply could be anywhere, built into innocent consumer electronics, into your wall or whatever.
For enhanced security, boot a live Linux or WinPE custom OS into ram then remove your boot media. Boot media should be an innocent USB flash drive and the booted image should contain nothing useful to your enemy.
Do your work in the OS in RAM, then if the door is kicked open cut power, for example by using a notebook with no battery so power interruption dumps the OS from RAM.
It's common to wire wall outlets so a switch in the same box controls power. Plug your notebook into that. You only have one switch to hit and you are golden.
>>697650545
just buy a degausser OP
they are pretty cheap nowadays
Install gentoo
>>697659975
You DO know some hardrives are made out of glass now right?
>>697650545
unscrew it until you get to the metal platters, take hammer or anything harder than glass, smash the plates.
Take all the fragments and burn them for ultimate destruction.
>>697659975
>loser tries to be smart
>looks like a complete idiot
>>697650545
Get a magnet from a microwave, and keep it nearby. Guaranteed to kill it in seconds.
>>697650545
Rig a claymore from the PC to the contact surface of the desk. This will get rid of everything when they go to seize your computer
>>697650545
use encryption from the start, wipe the header
# shred -n 1 /dev/sd*
ITT - NIGGERS
Buy a fucking WiFi HDD and hide it.
>>697650545
Buy a degausser. Have hard drive in connected via sata cable, so it is to hand. Run drive through degausser. Would take literally 10 seconds to completely and irreversibly destroy all evidence.
>>697650545
>>697650545
Step 1: Get one of these http://www.komarindustries.com/applications/metal-shredding.php
Step 2: When the police knock turn it on and throw whole computer in.
>>697650545
Microwave for 10 sec. Put a nail or two through it. Easy peasy.
>>697674988
this is retarded, just encrypt your drives with anything except proprietary software like bitlocker, preferably use LUKS/DM-crypt.
In a hurry just power down the machine, encryption is made for the data to be protected at rest
Other than what some tards here believe, if you have a good pass phrase they can't decrypt it
You need a massive magnet, so fuck that.
Just drive an ice pick right trough the platters. Impossible to fix.
just do what THEY do, burn it till its reduced to ash
>>697656664
This anon knows his shit, he's probably a Russian sleeper looking like your friendly neighbourhood pal.
this is america shoot it with you ar-15
>inb4 euro fags
Shoot it with your smelly cheese
but in all seriousness if you could open in a reasonable amount of time then a lighter should do the trick if not dispose of the hdd now and get a new one then just save all suspicious files to a cd which can easily be melted before you get v&
>>697676637
>too stupid to just keep shit on a flash drive and then throw smash it to pieces
>>697651735
Sure, just ask Hillary ..
>>697650545
Save all illegal stuf as *.dll , *.BAK , *.dat file inside system or some game directory.
No one look for dll, BAk or dat extension.
>>697676806
what ever something small portable and with a (resonably)low melting point
>>697650545
Toss em all in the microwave and set it for 90 minutes. Should be good and toasted by the time the police get to it
>>697677334
Sure thing anon. If the Hickwater Bumfuck PD comes knockin' at my door I'll sure be safe!
>>697677334
Im so curious if it really works
Hammer
>>697650545
Magnets
Hiding HD in the house is stupid. When you get raided, they tear apart your whole house. And they do that shot every day. They will find your smart little hiding spot easily. Always encrypt, you will not be expecting a raid and maybe be caught off guard nowhere near your pc. It doesn't matter how much magnets and thermite you have of there's no one to set them off.
Best way would be to use an anonymous VPN payed with bitcoin through TOR to access and store encrypted data off site on some server in a lawless shithole of a country. Only problem is that it would probably be slow so fuck.
idiots all of you
this is how the us government does it
>>697650663
There is a magnet in the hdd..
ayy i got you fam
>>697678364
Works fine with small size files like webm, jpg, gif or any txt.
>>697651638
I've used a hdd with the platter fully exposed to the air. It worked for a bit until someone touched it. A bit of dusk won't kill it.
>>697678714
>>697678747
this pic is that if you zoom in 4200000 times
>>697654456
I fucking love this show.
Are here actually people who pay "professionals" to destroy hard drives? If so, why? I mean, if you are smart enough to remove the hard drive, you should be smart enough to beat it with a hammer. What am I missing?
>>697650545
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lu2Eojto2_c
>>697652317
I think that only applies if you're hiding something
>>697651295
This is the correct answer.
>>697679035
Any decent law enforcment agency scans files regardless of the ending and sees them for what they are. You can hide data in a picture file, though, and make it appear to be a picture file stil.
WTC HDD's
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiG4vAOIhbA
>>697652297
They just phone up with a warrant, and WD sells them one, dumbass.
>>697678364
No. There are automated tools that analyze files for suspicious patterns and content. Doing that will, at best, only delay detection slightly. Like, by a few seconds or minutes.
>>697650663
But how do they work?
>>697650545
Say you are pregnant and love your hdd. It will be gone without a trace
>>697675486
Close, but in a hurry reboot the machine.
Set GRUB to zero the RAM before booting, as the BIOS doesn't do this anymore.
Any retard can do a cold-boot attack nowadays, using only a dollar-store air duster.
>>697680691
I was raid once because of DMCA (ADOBE request), after 30 days my PC was at my room again. They fuck up only my graphic card - broken heat pipe.
True story.
>>697650545
Shred it, or cover it with a neodinium magnet
>>697681883
So... You sue them for a new gpu?
>>697681883
Adobe?
>>697650545
The platter is made of glass or some shit. Like others said puncture the hard drive with something and the platters would turn to pieces. Make sure you puncture the platters not the circuit board or the motor.
White phosphorus
>>697650545
Stab it with a magnet
>>697653736
>>697656321
Shut up. You're just mad because in America we have the best military, the best women, the best football players, and the best beer.
>>697650545
>buy a shredder
expensive but if you are in that scenario, it sounds like it would be worth the investment>>697650663
too bad hdd are magnetic genious
>>697654216
genius
Drill into it
Burning
Use a drill put a hole or two in hard drive
>>697650733
>implying CP is the only thing to download for police to knock on your door
>>697680321
Like your browser history?
>>697658955
you really don't belong in this thread, huh
>>697682188
No, I was just happy cuz they fund shit, and my HDD was full of hidden evidence.
>>697682274
Yeah, Interpol involved. Shit was real scary.
Never again.
BTW im EU fag.
>>697654461
goddamn i learn some shit on /b/. thank you anon.
>>697683568
No what the hell is Adobe. Is it the Adobe program or something else?
>>697653000
Or any live boot able version of linux.
>>697651529
Random ≠funny
>>697682845
>best military
>the best women
>the best beer
>the best football players
>mfw you never took control of 25% of land like british empire
>mfw you're attracted to whales
>mfw you've never been to Australia or Ireland
>mfw you cant have obese footballers
>mfw still no freedom
>>697652766
Apparently hitachi have a sweep algorithm that only requires 34 % of a broken platter regardless of make
>>697684184
Why are you taking bait?
>>697682845
> football
You mean throwball
>>697683777
I was i possession of shitload of serial numbers of thier products, I can't tell you what it was exactly and what I did.
i assume OP has tons of porn/torrents on his hard drive
>not using a flashdrive for your porn
but if you really need to wreck your hard drive on a budget
hammer
you should have enough adrenaline coursing through your system to get some devastating blows before the police apprehend you
Microwave, oven, DBAN, drill
Throw yourself out the window. All your problems are solved.
>>697650545
easy
>>697650545
Heavy magnet. From a speaker or guitar cab
Thermite
>>697650545
fastest why is this anon: https://youtu.be/1-PkHu8KeoM?list=PLmldNcKCtUm41hNAMvWWkWtT-wJsn_cgR
I was once raided
I think you should hide it in your Xbox or something
They didn't take that or my rack server I was saved by winrar encryption but I told them everything I had the only reason I got away with having loli was because I'm autistic but the only reason I was arrested was because I live with my younger siblings and here's the easiest one : DO NOT EVER TELL YOUR THERAPIST ABOUT EDGY SHIT
I wanted help and they handed me right over
They don't respect your privacy in these cases
I live in fear visiting the ultra illegal 4chan website fearing that beastiality could be cached to my hard drive and get me arrested
I was sloppy and basically handed myself in . Now I have no more leniency and I'm terrified of doing illegal shit accidentally or being on watchlists (hate speech gets you arrested in the uk)
I hate the feeling that the fuzz can come and take all your gaming pc's for as long as they want and give you colonoscopy and catch you on thought crimes
I didn't get done for a few hundred gb of torrents
>>697650663
This or high explosives or a hammer. Anything that can destroy the physical disk.
But i need to ask OP. What did you order on the Dark Net Markets.
>>697656548
haha nerds
>>697650545
G>>697651406
Speaking of fries. If you are a true Amerifat, you should have a deep fryer by you at all times. Just toss it in and watch your racist cop friendos get angsty.
Open the case wth an electric cutter, then rub thick sandpaper all over the surface.
>>697681493
Miracles, fam.
fuel + fire
>>697650545
Full drive encryption with the key stored on something physical like a smart card or NFC token. Just destroy the decryption key and everything is a good as deleted.
>2016
>using hard disk drives
fucking pleb tier bitch
>>697652317
Clear your data all you want, if you use chrome everything you type is stored on googles servers.
hydroflouric acic will 100% work trust
>>697687883
>key
hahahahahaha.
use battery backed RAM for anything you don't want on a drive
keep encrypted copies of anything you need long-term somewhere else
>>697688182
>hahahahahaha.
>>697650545
drill holes all the way through the drive, making sure you get the platters.
magnets are good, but drives are magnetically shielded so your magnet would have to be ridiculously powerful.
-keep side cover off your case
-cops start banging on door
-slide hdd out of case, grab drill that is very near
-start drilling holes until they bust down your door and dive tackle you to make you stop drilling holes
Every hard disk drive actually contains two powerful neodymium-iron-boron magnets that control the movements of the read/write heads. Yet the data on the platters remain unaffected. It will take a very, very powerful magnet to affect the data inside the hard disk drive
Throw that shit in a microwave nigga
Throw to a pit of lava. Always the best solution.
>>697665041
thats a super bad idea... people have been locked up 'indefinitely' because they cant provide the decryption. RULE BRITANNIA *sobs*
>>697652317
Yes its illegal to clear your history just as its illegal to destroy your HDD,
But thats only if the police has reason to believe you have CP on your HDD and they are going to prosecute you, and before they do that you destroy all the evidence.
Lets say youre browsing /b/ and 5 federal officers knock on your door and they have a warrant, if you get up, rip your HDD out, throw it in a microwave and then clear your search history, then in a court of law you will be charged with 2 felonies for destruction of evidence.
>>697650545
Inside computer:
Small cup of homemade thermite (look it up) with Estes electrical igniter hooked up to the power supply
with externally accessible activation switch/button (can be hidden/disguised in a front usb port).
External HDD:
Same as above..., or...,
Power drill (through the drive/plattens) and throw it in a microwave oven.
(You have to do both.)
>>697689170
>clear your search history
>destruction of evidence
that's some fucked up shit right there.
>>697688182
It's called crypto-erase. When all of the data is encrypted only the decryption key needs to be destroyed to render all data unreadable.
"A crypto-erase can be done in seconds for any size drive and also meets government guidelines for drive sanitization as outlined in special publication NIST 800-88."
Take a look at FIPS 140-2 SED drives.
OP here
Thank you all for the answers guys
>>697657905
Actually, that is exactly how it works.
>>697689766
what did you decide to do? hypothetically.
>>697689876
empty the recycle bin
>>697690307
failsafe.
you'll be fine.
>>697652317
>use incognito
>no history to delete
break the system
