Method to steal encrypted information developed

By Tom | February 22, 2008

A group led by a Princeton University computer security researcher has developed a simple method to steal encrypted information stored on computer hard disks.In the paper, “Lest We Remember: Cold Boot Attacks on Encryption Keys,” the researchers revealed that computer memory, contrary to popular belief, retains data for a brief period after a computer is turned off and that cooling memory chips can prolong the persistence of data in memory.
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