Identity theft made easy
Just give your hard drives to Best Buy:
A year ago, Henry and Roma Gerbus took their computer to Best Buy in Springfield Township to have its hard drive replaced.
Henry Gerbus said Best Buy assured him the computer’s old hard drive — loaded with personal information — would be destroyed.
“They said rest assured. They drill holes in it so it’s useless,” said Gerbus.
A few months ago, Gerbus got a phone call from a man in Chicago.
“He said, ‘My name is Ed. I just bought your hard drive for $25 at a flea market in Chicago,'” said Gerbus. “I thought my world was coming down.”
Gerbus and his wife had good reason to worry.
A total stranger had access to the couple’s personal information, including
Social Security numbers, bank statements and investment records.
Fortunately, the stranger was nice enough to send it to the guy.
June 2nd, 2006 at 11:06 am
That’s why the only method for wiping any hard drive I possess involves 00 buckshot…
June 2nd, 2006 at 3:23 pm
take it apart to get the super magnets:
http://halogen.note.amherst.edu/~wing/wingie/tech/hdchime/hdchime.php
have fun with the magnets:
http://www.dansdata.com/magnets.htm
and then take the platters to the range:
(I’ll take some pictures next time)
You can save the chassie casting for your next scrap metal run.