Data Recovery Articles & Case Studies

Ransomware is well named. It is a vicious form of malware that either locks a user out of their computer (or another device) or blocks file access. Paying a ransom is typically the only...

Is this even a possibility? Well, as it turns out, hacking a computer camera or microphone is probably one of the easiest hacks to do. Here’s the real scary part – with some Google...

Well, this happens to be a very good question. However, the answer to this is not all that cut and dried. There have been arrests of Cerber and CTB locker Ransomware viruses. These viruses...

There’s a myth that has been making the rounds related to old computer parts. Essentially, the myth states that if you were to scrap old computer PCBs, chips and other components, you can collect...

RAID stands for Redundant Array of Independent Disks and used to stand for Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks. As the full form of the name implies, RAID is a technology used for data storage....

As we continue to move into the future, more advanced technology becomes available. This sometimes makes data recovery easier with new tools and hardware being developed. However, there are still challenges facing data recovery...

Sometimes I wonder who is really making money from Ransomware when I hear about how some data recovery centers are cashing in on this horrible trend. I’ve heard of cases where decrypting files ‘captured’...

There has been a fairly common theme to my blog posts. In addition to trying to show you that not all is lost when you have a faulty hard drive, I’ve also been trying...