CVE-2022-38392

Certain 5400 RPM hard drives, for laptops and other PCs in approximately 2005 and later, allow physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service device malfunction and system crash via a resonant-frequency attack with the audio signal from the Rhythm Nation music video. A reported produ...

The weirdest security stories of 2022

Theres been a lot of weird and frankly bizarre attacks over the course of 2022, nestled in amongst the usual ransomware outbreaks and data breaches. Whether were talking social media, email, or even malware, theres been a mind bending tale of tall behaviour in almost every corner. Its time to...

Janet Jackson’s ‘Rhythm Nation’ Can Crash Old Hard Drives

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Bad rhythm: Janet Jackson song resonates poorly with some old hard drives

Janet Jacksons Rhythm Nation music video would have caused quite the commotion back in the old Windows XP days. If youre still running a certain model of an OEM hard drive from the Windows XP days, you may still be liable to experience the same thing today. However, said commotion was not solely...

CVE-2022-38392

Certain 5400 RPM hard drives, for laptops and other PCs in approximately 2005 and later, allow physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service device malfunction and system crash via a resonant-frequency attack with the audio signal from the Rhythm Nation music video. A reported produ...

CVE-2022-38392

Certain 5400 RPM hard drives, for laptops and other PCs in approximately 2005 and later, allow physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service device malfunction and system crash via a resonant-frequency attack with the audio signal from the Rhythm Nation music video. A reported produ...

Seagate STDT4000100 安全漏洞

The Seagate STDT4000100 is a mechanical hard drive from Seagate USA. A security vulnerability exists in the Seagate STDT4000100 hard drive that originates from a physical attacker being able to exploit the audio signal of the Rhythm Nation music video to perform a resonant frequency attack, which...

CVE-2022-38392

Certain 5400 RPM hard drives, for laptops and other PCs in approximately 2005 and later, allow physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service device malfunction and system crash via a resonant-frequency attack with the audio signal from the Rhythm Nation music video. A reported produ...