We seem to overly fascinated with lists. Any “Top 10″ something or other. Well, in a effort to help enforce that perception here is a top 10 list of weird data disasters. Enjoy.
From Silicon.com:
Ant infestations, oil and failed parachute jumps are some of the unusual fates which have befallen innocent data storage devices recently, according to data recovery company Kroll Ontrack’s list of the most unusual recovery jobs it has faced in the last year.
This year the company has seen more damaged portable devices than ever before. Strange ways of damaging hardware in the company’s top ten countdown this year include:
10. All in a spin: A customer who told engineers she had ‘washed away all her data’ after putting a USB stick through a cycle in her washing machine.
Tags: Data Disasters, Data Loss, Data Security, Funny
