[WTS] USB Killers. Plug in and damage the computer

[gravitate]

My friend bought the version 1 of this USB, and sent it to my brother. My brother used it and I can say that he has now a legitimate reason to buy a gaming computer

What do you mean by that? It didn't damage it?

[jaydipmodhwadia]

I'm ready to order! I need to do some stuff with it

[IBGigglin]

This would be useful for people needing to scrub a laptop for incriminating reasons. Say you are getting secondary at the border,they want to search phone or laptop. Interesting product.
Would be interested in a cellphone version.

Im not sure it would be safe to assume the computer would be wiped of ALL stored data.

[LEONPATTON]

Its purpose is for destroying your computer as the police are bursting in through the door but the hard drive contents will most likely be retrievable. It will hence be used for spiteful revenge attacks which makes the sellers and designers low lifes as far as Im concerned.

[TheButterZone]

So the question is, is your motherboard one with sensitive data on a ROM, etc?

[sase007]

Its purpose is for destroying your computer as the police are bursting in through the door but the hard drive contents will most likely be retrievable. It will hence be used for spiteful revenge attacks which makes the sellers and designers low lifes as far as Im concerned.

If you did need to wipe data, you can certainly wipe most of it by running a magnet along it in one direction several times or by placing it in a microwave oven (I think). All storage is metallic in the computer and flash's index can be corrupted with magnetic fields.

So the question is, is your motherboard one with sensitive data on a ROM, etc?

The motherboard is the main circuit of your computer.  This aims to attack the motherboard but is said to leave ALL storage mediums unharmed and the CPU.