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Old 06-29-2013, 04:36 PM   #499
Elfwreck
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Originally Posted by crich70 View Post
1. Burn data to disk
2. Put label on disk
3. Roll disk into typewriter and type info on label
4. Take disk out of typewriter and put it into drive where it 'mysteriously' failed to read the data
There were also cases of early police crackdown on hacker activity where they seized several floppy discs, put them in a folder, shoved them at a secretary and said "make copies of these."

The secretary dutifully went to the copy machine, placed the floppies, label-side down on the glass, and hit "copy"--giving just enough of an electromagnetic surge to wipe the discs.
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