dimanche 24 mai 2015

Factory data reset for Android leaves encrypted data and login keys intact

Researchers at Cambridge University discovered they were able to recover data on a vast array of Android powered devices that had undergone the factory data reset process.

By “data” it is not simply information like a Google password, it is also images, texts messages, contacts, and other media where at least “some fragments” of old data were found. The data was not confined to the operating system either, third-party apps such as Facebook, left traces in the form of photos, videos, and text-based messages.

The sample of devices tested was small, but also representative of more than ...

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