Verbatim HDD’s Not-So-Secure Secret: Offline Brute-Force Bonanza!
The Verbatim Store ‘n’ Go Secure Portable HDD, despite its latest security update, can be cracked like a walnut at a squirrel convention. With offline brute-force attacks, your data could be as exposed as a streaker at a football game. Who knew “secure” could be so ironically insecure?
Hot Take:
Looks like Verbatim’s Store ‘n’ Go Secure Portable HDD is more like Store ‘n’ Go Secure-ish Portable HDD. Who knew a keypad on your hard drive would be like locking a wooden door with a piece of string?
Key Points:
- Verbatim’s Store ‘n’ Go Secure Portable HDD is vulnerable to offline brute-force attacks.
- The device uses AES-XTS-256 encryption but can be bypassed due to insecure design.
- Matthias Deeg of SySS GmbH discovered the vulnerability and developed a proof-of-concept tool.
- The vulnerability persists despite a security update to the device’s firmware.
- No current solution is available, and the issue remains open.
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