https://community.isc2.org/t5/Industry-News/Not-new-Using-sonic-resonance-to-crash-HDDs-through-PC-speakers/m-p/11124#M1044 <P>So this isn't "new," per se but it is getting renewed interest.&nbsp; Several outlets, including&nbsp;<EM>The Hacker News</EM> have published an article about another proof of concept in crashing HDDs using sound waves played out of the computer's own speakers.&nbsp;<A href="https://thehackernews.com/2018/05/hard-drive-failure-hack.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheHackersNews+%28The+Hackers+News+-+Security+Blog%29" target="_blank">The Hacker News: Attackers Can Use Sonic and Ultrasonic Signals to Crash Hard Drives</A>.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>What is interesting is that there is a set of people actively testing devices and mapping the frequencies where destructive interference is caused.&nbsp; Apparently SSD technology is immune to this kind of attack because it doesn't rely on spinning platters or head seeks.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Thinking from a fraud perspective, hopefully SSD manufactures don't get the "bright idea" to add this noise to their online ads background music!&nbsp; <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Enjoy!</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Eric B.</P> Fri, 01 Jun 2018 20:57:10 GMT Baechle 2018-06-01T20:57:10Z https://community.isc2.org/t5/Industry-News/Not-new-Using-sonic-resonance-to-crash-HDDs-through-PC-speakers/m-p/11124#M1044 <P>So this isn't "new," per se but it is getting renewed interest.&nbsp; Several outlets, including&nbsp;<EM>The Hacker News</EM> have published an article about another proof of concept in crashing HDDs using sound waves played out of the computer's own speakers.&nbsp;<A href="https://thehackernews.com/2018/05/hard-drive-failure-hack.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheHackersNews+%28The+Hackers+News+-+Security+Blog%29" target="_blank">The Hacker News: Attackers Can Use Sonic and Ultrasonic Signals to Crash Hard Drives</A>.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>What is interesting is that there is a set of people actively testing devices and mapping the frequencies where destructive interference is caused.&nbsp; Apparently SSD technology is immune to this kind of attack because it doesn't rely on spinning platters or head seeks.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Thinking from a fraud perspective, hopefully SSD manufactures don't get the "bright idea" to add this noise to their online ads background music!&nbsp; <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Enjoy!</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Eric B.</P> Fri, 01 Jun 2018 20:57:10 GMT https://community.isc2.org/t5/Industry-News/Not-new-Using-sonic-resonance-to-crash-HDDs-through-PC-speakers/m-p/11124#M1044 Baechle 2018-06-01T20:57:10Z