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Freezing chip enables data theft

Freezing chip enables data theft - 2.24.2008 [more ] Freezing computer chips is a simple way to steal encrypted information stored on hard drives, Princeton Univ. found. DRAM chips hold data temporarily, and many believe that once power is cut, the memory will be erased. But the researchers were able to retrieve data from the chips by freezing them in liquid nitrogen. Frozen chips can hold data for hours; by putting frozen chips in a machine, thieves can glean information from the chips.