Computer hard drives contain numerous moving parts to read and write your data. Over time, or through rough handling, these parts can wear out or become damaged, resulting in unusual noises as the ...

Do you think your data is safe because your computer isn’t connected to the internet or a network? Wrong. As security researchers recently demonstrated, the sounds of your computer’s hard drive can be ...

Not that I lie awake at night thinking of this, but do hard drives make different sounds as they begin to fail — and take your precious data with them? Apparently, they do. Datacent Data Recovery, a ...

There are already hackers out there who have unleashed destructive malware that can erase files from your hard drive. Now security researchers have shown that your files can be damaged by sound. A ...

File this under a totally bizarre and improbable way to hack someone. Security researchers have recently demonstrated a way to use the sounds of your computer's hard drive to possibly transmit ...