Kingston flash drives suffer password flaw
Company asks customers to return some models of DataTraveler secure flash drives, following the discovery of a flaw in how they process passwords.
Kingston Technology has asked customers to return certain models of its DataTraveler secure flash drives for an update, following the discovery of a flaw in the memory sticks.
The affected models include the DataTraveler BlackBox; DataTraveler Secure--Privacy Edition; and DataTraveler Elite--Privacy Edition.
The flaw lies in how the drives process passwords, Jim Selby, Kingston's manager of European product marketing, told ZDNet UK on Monday.
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