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Thread ID: 106475 2010-01-10 06:06:00 flash drive security flaw. robsonde (120) Press F1
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847517 2010-01-10 06:06:00 from computer world.

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SanDisk Corp. and Verbatim Corp. have joined Kingston Technology Inc. in warning customers about a potential security threat posed by a flaw in the hardware-based AES 256-bit encryption on their USB flash drives.

The hole could allow unauthorized access to encrypted data on a USB flash drive by circumventing the password authorization software on a host computer.

"It's really onerous. It's a stupid crypto mistake and they screwed up, and they should be rightfully embarrassed for making it," said cryptographer and computer security specialist Bruce Schneier.
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