DON’T FORGET TO WIPE

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On June 29, 2018, Toys R Us shut its doors to the public after filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The months leading up to that day consisted of liquidating its assets, including the computer hardware found in local stores. While everything should have been sanitized before being let go, it wasn’t. In this talk, we’ll take a look at what happened and I’ll review my forensics investigation: what I was able to recover, how I did it, and the importance of sanitizing devices before disposing. Spoiler alert: it’s bad…