Kingston flash drives suffer password flaw2010-01-04 09:54 by DanielaTags: Kingston, flash drives, hackers
Kingston Technology has asked customers to return certain models of its DataTraveler secure flash drives for an update, following the discovery of a flaw in the memory sticks. The affected models include the DataTraveler BlackBox; DataTraveler Secure — Privacy Edition; and DataTraveler Elite — Privacy Edition. The flaw lies in how the drives process passwords, Jim Selby, Kingston's manager of European product marketing, says. "The encryption itself is sound, but there is a small loophole regarding the processing of the password," said Selby. "Someone who is skilled enough, with the right tools, could exploit the weakness." The flaw, which is exploitable if a hacker has physical access to the drives, was brought to Kingston's attention by a German penetration testing company called SySS, said Selby. SySS wrote a piece of software that uncovered the workings of the password authentication process, he added. Read more -here-
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