By Mike Cobb, Director of Engineering As if the ransomware extortionists haven’t done enough damage already, today we are seeing a scheme in which victims are encouraged to infect their friends’ computers instead of paying the ransom. The new ransomware virus, known as Popcorn Time, offers the infected user the…
Many people who experience data loss are shocked that something so serious, and potentially damaging, can happen to their equipment without any advance warning. Well, here’s your warning. Something inevitably happens to upset the status quo. One minute things are fine with your computer. Then, they aren’t so fine. Something…
One of the first iPhone 7 recoveries ever done in the world involved a device sent to DriveSavers after it went overboard on a trip to the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. The newest iPhone is advertised as water-resistant*, but this one could not survive the November 8, 2016 dunking…
Par Mike Cobb, directeur de l'ingénierie Si vous avez la malchance d'avoir affaire à un périphérique de stockage de données défaillant (smartphone, tablette, carte mémoire, disque dur, etc.), quelles sont les choses les plus importantes à savoir avant de contacter une société de récupération de données pour obtenir l'aide dont vous avez besoin ? Un site web élégant peut...
En 2013, l'équipe de criminalistique numérique de DriveSavers a aidé à résoudre le meurtre d'une adolescente du Texas, Shania Gray. La semaine dernière, deux autres événements ont eu lieu pour aider la famille, les amis et les proches de Shania à tourner la page. Les contributions du procureur principal de l'affaire, le juge Brandon Birmingham du comté de Dallas, le...
By Michael Hall, Chief Information Security Officer Data breaches have become an almost predictable problem with banks, major retailers and other businesses around the world, including last month’s news that more than 500 million Yahoo accounts may have been compromised. Properly protecting your personal information greatly reduces the risk of…
DriveSavers was the first company to recover data from a failed iPhone and we’re ready to help if you lose anything important on the new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus that were released in September. Our engineers have already torn apart the new phone to document all of the…
By Michael Hall, Chief Information Security Officer If you’re a regular reader of our blog, you are already familiar with phishing emails from an article we posted earlier this year, Don’t Get Caught by Phishing or Other Email Attacks. Phishing is a tactic used by criminals to disguise themselves in…
By Mike Cobb, Director of Engineering Keeping your data safe and out of harm’s way can make all the difference when recovering from a disaster. Accounting and project files can get a business back up and running. Family photos and videos can help bring back laughter and a sense of…
By Mike Cobb, Director of Engineering Digital photography offers a fast and convenient way for photographers to accomplish their work. However, with convenience comes the extra task of managing camera cards and unlimited numbers of digital images. Add to the list the very real possibility of a hard drive crash or…
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