Secure USB drives have flaws, warns Kingston
Kingston Technology, the memory and secure drives specialist, has warned users that some of its DataTraveler secure USB drives - under the right conditions - "a skilled person" can access the data on the drive.
The USB drives affected by the security flaw are the DataTraveler BlackBox, as well as DataTraveler Secure and Elite Privacy units. Sales of the BlackBox are on hold, Kingston said, whilst the the latter two USB drives are no longer sold by the company.
In a reseller warning posted to its website, the firm said: "The above drives still operate as normal, but if lost or stolen it could be possible for a skilled person to access data held on the drive." "We understand that the attack used to access the drive's encrypted content is sophisticated and that Kingston have rated this issue as a priority.
