What I Found On A Stranger's Laptop From eBay

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Hello! In this video, I’m going to tell you about a real and frightening story about how I bought two laptops on Ebay and recovered the owners' personal data from them. What do you think I found? How can you protect yourself if your laptop falls into the clutches of scammers (even if you think that you deleted all of the old files)?
Watch our new video to find out!
00:00 Intro
00:40 Principles of data recovery
01:06 Laptops
02:03 Unpacking
02:42 Preparing for data recovery
03:23 Disclaimer
03:33 First Attempt
04:45 Second attempt
05:31 Libraries and drivers
07:33 Music
08:47 Videos
09:26 Photos
11:54 Investigation: Web Surfing
13:04 The Person
14:55 Helen’s Hobbies
15:45 Helen’s Work
18:13 Helen’s Family
20:15 CU IRL Y/N
20:59 How to protect yourself
22:51 General Advises
Useful links
• Recuva (free): www.ccleaner.com/recuva
• Wise Data Recovery (free): www.wisecleaner.com/wise-data...
• EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard (2 GB of free recovery): www.easeus.com/datarecoverywi...
• Disk Drill Data Recovery Software (500 MB of free recovery): www.cleverfiles.com/data-reco...
• R-Studio for Windows (from $49.99): www.r-studio.com/
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@suhas5214 2 года назад

The most safest way to sell a used laptop is to run a software called DBAN, it writes random 0's and 1's until max, and deletes it 3 times. This is much more safer and effective than any of the other methods you mentioned. This whole process takes about 16hrs, making sure there isn't a peck of data on you.

@x0men 2 года назад

if it's an SSD then just mine CHIA on it and done.

@heethjain21 2 года назад

We can also do this via CMD/terminal of most major OS like Windows/Mac/Linux distris

@jackharold8379 2 года назад

Or the shred command on linux does the same thing but with every letter

@Amanullah-dx5uy 2 года назад

What about deleting partitions and recreate and formating hard disk?

@b3ans4eva 2 года назад

DBAN & DOD 5220.22-M (7 passes) is my preferred choice of destruction

@douglasburnside 2 года назад

To be absolutely secure, remove the hard drive and smash it with a large hammer. Gather up the pieces, and burn them. Take the ashes from the fire and put them in a bucket of acid. Finally, get a boat and in the middle of the night take the bucket of acid at least 10 miles offshore. After you make sure there are no other boats in the area (a good radar set will help) pour the acid into the water while traveling over a distance of at least one mile. At that point you can be at least 70% sure that very little of your data will be recoverable.

@Sumsubcom 2 года назад

I would argue that figure is more likely to be 63% based on the processes aforementioned. To reach 70%, one would have to add an extra step: burn the hammer that you used to smash the hard drive, as some data may have been transferred to the hammer via osmosis.

@harshvardhansavekar3546 2 года назад

I'd challenge you as destroying the hard drive by a nuclear bomb is 83% secure as we cant destroy the marks that have been on the land

@ohno3730 2 года назад

@@Sumsubcom how can you burn the hammer if its metal (except for the handle in some cases)

@Embattled5211 2 года назад

@@ohno3730 heat anything hot enough, it burns away.

@somenamelastnaammee52 2 года назад

@TheDanaYiShow 2 года назад

Imagine selling your used computer and seeing this video a few days later 😂😂 (recently found your channel and absolutely LOVE the content, keep it up!)

@Sumsubcom 2 года назад

Great to have you on board! And I know, I hope she doesn't find it accidentally 😂

@abhi22 2 года назад

Bruh that just happened to me

@random6033 2 года назад

You guys didn't know that you can recover files that were removed?

@abhi22 2 года назад

@@random6033 nahh bro. i am a noob when it comes to tech.

@josephbrennan370 2 года назад

@@random6033 this channel is educating me

@Elias-ib1qt 2 года назад

I bought a harddrive from a fleemarket, and I did the same thing you did. I was able to recover all emails from some company email account which dealt with factory security. That was quite interesting.

@Sumsubcom 2 года назад

I hope you didn't sell that info!:)

@marjoa.8740 2 года назад

@@Sumsubcom i would have sold that info back to that company😂

@BUZZTEX2024 2 года назад

@@Sumsubcom be all on dark Web 😆

@cathlinivana 2 года назад

I cant emphasize enough how this channel is educational, entertaining and confusing all at once.

@Sumsubcom 2 года назад

Ahaha, thank you for your support!

@theonejmv Год назад

just like you :P

@handle535 2 года назад

You are certainly brave. I was a computer forensic expert and I can say that there was some truly disturbing stuff on some of the computers I came across - and that is not even the obvious illegal stuff.

@thecoldglassofwatershow 2 года назад

Hmmm like what?

@MisterK-YT 2 года назад

Examples or it didn’t happen 😆

@chardibinx 2 года назад

You’re a tease Trevor.

@dennykeaton9701 Год назад

@@MisterK-YT Unfortunately it probably did happen

@ebutuoy0312 Год назад

Guess it relates to killing/violating/ decapitating people/animals/insects in horrific ways

@averagehelper 2 года назад

Lately, I'm of the opinion that education is more important than a slight scare. That way there's one more educated person in the Jungle who can help educate their friends. I vote you find her and explain the situation and the potential dangers. There are good ways to broach the subject such that she's likely to be willing to learn how in the future to treat digital data safely.

@x0men 2 года назад

I vote find her too, especially now that you've uploaded this video first and announced your intention is purely educational. If all goes well, I expect to see you and *Helen* at a TED talk telling people about how much they should care about the things they use every day and don't just brush it off as "not a tech person".

@BlenderDefender 2 года назад

Yes, I'm voting for telling her about that too. It might seem a bit creepy, but I'm pretty sure you find a way to tell her about that in a way, that she 1. understands your intents are to help and educate and 2. doesn't find that whole story creepy. You've uploaded this video to a channel with 55k subscribers, so if she finds out about that herself one day, it might be even more creepy and I wouldn't like to talk about her behind her back.

@Sumsubcom 2 года назад

I think I'm going to have to listen to you guys... Let me speak with my team.

@045sonalvishwakarma8 2 года назад

And as a proof you have this video to showcase

@OmDahake 2 года назад

@@Sumsubcom you should definitely inform her and let her know and give her advice how to prevent it from happening in future

@Miaalabeille 2 года назад

I don't think having her in person would be great, this is highly personal and even a bit humiliating But yes I think you should contact her to explain This video was great, as usual your content is highly qualitative

@michaelcorcoran8768 2 года назад

I don't know man. If someone called me and told me they had all that information on me I would have wished they didn't tell me that.

@kerbatonbaton8108 2 года назад

he can just send her a link with this video ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

@renenetatm8222 2 года назад

@@kerbatonbaton8108 please don't tell me you would open a link sent by a stranger.

@kerbatonbaton8108 2 года назад

@@renenetatm8222 I will tell you whatever i want to tell you and you will listen to it and accept it

@Dudelikescake 2 года назад

Use google virus total on incoming links

@danishdarkstar3250 2 года назад

That's it, I'm burning my electronics to ashes once I'm done with them.

@Sumsubcom 2 года назад

Oops

@tanmaygupta6751 2 года назад

Destroying just the ssd and hdd should be enough

@viiltelijamurhaaja7225 2 года назад

You only need to burn your storage. CPU will only have few megas of data, and it will be deleted after the power is of

@notuxnobux 2 года назад

you are going to need a lot of fire power to melt the metal 🤣

@sykoteddy 2 года назад

Once when I lived in an apartment complex I found a laptop in the trash in the basement. Since I like to reuse old electronics, I took it and was exited to see if there were any private files on it. Not only did it have a lot of private photos, but also a DVD in the player full of private photos. What made me surprised is that it was owned by a woman that worked as a security guard. It's to me very tragic that a person working in security don't realize how easy it is to recover. It wasn't even deleted. But she was lucky I found it and not someone that would use her information in a malicious way.

@MisterK-YT 2 года назад

Based on your tattoos and calling yourself “psycho teddy,” it’s probably better she doesn’t know it was you who found it lol. Guess it just goes to show that you can’t judge a book by it’s cover; or its username/pfp.

@funkyfranx Год назад

Your lucky _I_ found your laptop and not some creep! _I_ only look through your private information for curiosity!

@AwokenEntertainment 2 года назад

Makes me never want to sell and old computer.. scary stuff - keep up the good inforrming content!

@imranshahriar9572 2 года назад

Your way of talking is very charismatic, Bradley! Don't forget us when you become very famous:l I am sure that's a matter of time! I wish you the best :)

@atsheol508 2 года назад

@@ignoreme1141 Yeah as your user states, I'm gonna ignore ya

@Wulfieman 2 года назад

@@ignoreme1141 What are you on about mate? Did you forget to take your medication?

@killercon2735 2 года назад

how can i learn his way of talking?anyone know how?

@death1weller 2 года назад

Yall take easy on@@ignoreme1141, he might have some experience with a creep with similar physical features or behavior, therefore they have a sensitive trigger for it now. No one knows.

@rdzik2367 2 года назад

I dont know why I confuse him with Jack Gordon though their content is totally different.

@TusharAnandfg 2 года назад

don't contact Helen, if she contacts the police (because of her passport if not anything else), you would probably get unnecessarily heckled by the police, especially if the officer in charge doesn't realize what you actually did and mistakes you for a scam artist.

@noticedneko 2 года назад

Well, he didn't do anything illegal. I wouldn't worry.

@FelixFranz 2 года назад

I don't agree with not contacting her. Especially non tech-savvy people are not even remotely aware of the issues demonstrated with this video, but actually need the advice given and awareness raised by it. Also this channel is a convincing display of the motive of contacting. For sure, she'll be seriously rattled by the huge amount of details she (or family member) inadvertently handed to a stranger for couple 100£. Apart from that, the author was careful to not publish any identifying information about her/him.

@shinomiya89 2 года назад

He didn't do anything illegal. The computer belongs now to him, and if the older owner left his personal data on it, it is his own fault. The police would probably use this video as an example to open people's eyes.

@FelixFranz 2 года назад

@DailoxAny reasoning about her desire is pure speculation. But we can reason about the choice in question. Not contacting her then leads to her being in blissful unawareness of being the main character in this story. At least for now, maybe even forever. But most probably someone she knows connects the dots and tells her. In the meantime, she or family and friends arguably did the same mistake with mixed outcomes. That said, what is Bradley working for, if not raising people's awareness to those "blindspots" people have, leaving them vulnerable? If she's being made aware now, however, she might be shocked and scared, but in a sense she got lucky to get some expert advice to not make this and similar mistakes again. It's even on RU-vid, so she herself can even help others avoid a similar or even worse incident. On the other hand, she could react strongly, ignore any goodwill and try to shift all the blame of her current problems on this channel. In the end, nothing actually happened and it was her mistake in the beginning making it possible. This brings us back kind of to the first outcome. Is it worth the try?

@crimsoncowboy7152 2 года назад

and don't contact her because it's fucking creepy too

@unicodefox 2 года назад

If you were wondering why wav files seemed to extract fine, but MP3 files turned into a bunch of random noise. Both types of files are very resistant to corruption, In the case of WAV files, as long as you've got the the very start of the file, it'll just start reading data and play it, and multiple files could have been mixed into one, resulting in the very long tracks. The same thing also applies to MP3 files, however MP3 files are more common to use a wide variety of quality levels than WAV, so the first bit of data it found might bave been low quality, and the next part of data was high quality, and since high quality means less time in the same amount of data, you get what sounds like really sped up audio.

@DaXande135 2 года назад

There also were some photos of vinyl records on the harddrive, so I assume that those long WAVs were some digitized LPs. @Sumsub Btw. you don't have to digitize CDs since they are already a digital format. Also "CD" is the short for "compact disc" - so saying "digitize CD discs" makes no sense.

@sstoi Год назад

or maybe they weren't corrupted in the first place, the guy was interested in making electronic music

@charginginprogresss 5 месяцев назад

The reason wav were untouched and mp3 were corrupted is because wav files are raw uncompressed pcm format, while mp3 are compressed.

@GoldInforcer 2 года назад

Another brilliant video! I can't believe something this high quality is free. I definately think that you shouldn't try to contact Helen, though.

@kukulroukul4698 2 года назад

AND WHAT TYPE of quality should be on charge. AND more important : how many times and on how many levels should be charged

@kukulroukul4698 2 года назад

oh , by the way IM AN ADULT ! trust me ;)

@Sumsubcom 2 года назад

I agree... But I have to listen to my audience! Most people disagree...

@cjay2 2 года назад

@@Sumsubcom You don't 'have' to listen to anyone. Do what you feel like doing. Your audience could all be wrong. Wouldn't be the first time in history. My opinion is do NOT try to get in touch with her. Leave it lie. You made the video. It's enough.

@philcooper9225 2 года назад

Google: Oh you've paid more than you know, kid.

@albacanizareshernandez278 2 года назад

By contacting her and showing this video, she would see the important piece of information missed out and how she can take better decisions with her private information. This is what the channel is about, isn’t? Love your work!

@jeffwalker7185 2 года назад

Earlier this year my Dell laptop needed to go in for a minor repair. It had two hard drives - a SSD for the OS and a spinning drive for data. Before I sent it off, I swapped out both drives. I had upgraded the SSD to one with a larger capacity, so the smaller SSD had the laptop's original OS. The replacement spinning drive was a bare drive. As the repair was fairly minor, I was expecting it back. I just took the drives out to save backing them up in case anything happened in transit or in case the repair shop needed to re-install windows on the SSD. As it happened, the repair shop could not get hold of a part needed - they kept pushing the return date back. Ultimately, this took too long and the laptop was written off. I was so glad that I did not leave my original drives in the laptops as I did not have time from booking the repair to the laptop being collected to do a secure wipe of both drives.

@jonastjepkema 2 года назад

Once again, such an amazing video! Great information to everyone about why privacy and personnal info is so important to protect and take seriously. I really love that you share this information in such a great and entertaining format! P.S. I think you should contact Helen. I will frigthen her, but it will also make her much more aware of the problem and she will probably not do it again and talk about it around to her close circle

@hecthorns 2 года назад

Knowing the Internet, this video will probably reach Helen or her son eventually. I just hope they don't get too upset regardless of who gets in touch with them first Great video as always, Bradley

@x0men 2 года назад

6 degrees of separation, that's all it takes.

@Sumsubcom 2 года назад

I think we're niche enough for her to never find out... :)

@Sumsubcom 2 года назад

At least, I hope so....

@AniBAretz 2 года назад

@@Sumsubcom And, yet, niche is exactly what is needed to find you out. Otherwise, you'd be like a needle in a haystack.

@7ksoexx867 2 года назад

I have 0 idea how this channel hasn’t blown up yet, keep it up even if it may be discouraging you’re not getting the exposure that you deserve, you’ll make it, hopefully soon.

@Sumsubcom 2 года назад

Thanks bro!

@DiamondBroPlayz Год назад

(Not insulting Elliot, or calling your channel bad)

@anta-zj3bw 2 года назад

This started out slow but gained enormous momentum. EXCELLENT presentation! Thanks!

@Sumsubcom 2 года назад

Thank you!

@aaronjamt 2 года назад

There's also the good ole' keep-or-destroy-the-hard-drive method too. When I've sold or gotten rid of computers, I've kept the drives for this reason. It also has the secondary benefit of allowing you to relive your past by looking through your old files or even booting up the old OS on a current computer or VM (assuming it's not Windows XP because that will probably never ever boot on a computer other than the original... not like I've tried or anything :P)

@nikolayio1764 2 года назад

Just microwave it, legit the only way to destroy completely a HDD 😂

@viiltelijamurhaaja7225 2 года назад

i would format the drive with zeroes. and you shouldnt use used hdd or ssd anyway. you never know if it will fail

@lukedavis436 Год назад

I've gotten an XP machine to boot on different hardware before, i took the drive from a Toshiba and dumped it inside an RM, it booted up but threw a fit and deactivated windows. But it still booted up with the 30 day trial.

@aaronjamt Год назад

@@lukedavis436 I was referring to booting a more modern machine using the XP drive (which obviously does not work), even my 2005 Dell OptiPlex desktop machine won't boot my old XP laptop's drive.

@al-gv7mq 2 года назад

man this channel is so good, actual real life examples and quality explanations :)

@Sumsubcom 2 года назад

Glad you like our videos!

@lennarddevries1637 2 года назад

definitely my new favorite channel, keep up the good work!

@danieliusj9192 2 года назад

Great video as always! I feel like I learn something every single time.

@Sumsubcom 2 года назад

Awesome! Thank you!

@KiyoshiKatu 2 года назад

This is definitely an important thing for people to be aware of. Good share, good to see this getting in front of people. Modern society can get real scary because of things like this. Data security is important!

@samdropmusic Год назад

Absolutely right, Eric.

@thecomedian4136 2 года назад

Impeccable English and communication. Good flow of information. Clever and appropriate jokes. Very presentable speaker. Perfect audio and video quality. Very professional and fact-based assumptions. Your channel is just... perfect! Please, keep up the good content. Valentino.

@Sumsubcom 2 года назад

Thank you for the review Valentino! We're really pleased to hear this. ❤️

@theDubaiPropertyGuy 2 года назад

Man your content is top notch

@samrandoms2159 2 года назад

Hi! I'm 'Helen' and yes, I gave that to my nephew a few years ago who later sold it you and- Just kidding. I think another facet of data protection you guys should totally cover could be on impersonation scams. Love the video!

@fetchstixRHD 2 года назад

Well played turn at the end, very well played 🤯

@Sumsubcom 2 года назад

You scared me for a moment there...

@sorackee2512 2 года назад

had us in the first half...

@damneddude8299 2 года назад

Amazing as always! Sending Love!

@Sumsubcom 2 года назад

And to you, my friend!

@PoeLemic 2 года назад

Very useful video. Thank you for sharing helpful information that we can benefit from. This content is so good -- that I am subbing and will be a long-term subscriber. GREAT WORK.

@Sumsubcom 2 года назад

Thank you so much! Welcome aboard!

@opticalbeast4947 2 года назад

That first laptop is like a prehistoric fossil. It still had a Floppy Disk slot. I remember this abandoned mobile home that had been abanoned for 7 years now, I was hired to dismantle it and was allowed to take whatever I wanted from the house. And I found a shite Alienware, heavy af laptop. And some of the stuff I found on it was disturbing. A ton of Anime porn, some beastiality, and some stuff that made me think the past owner was a bit of a stalker.

@tanvirkhan6687 2 года назад

Terrifying scenario but necessary knowledge. Thank you for sharing.

@TomTheEnglishPicker 2 года назад

Also that is some crazy eBay packaging for a cheaper laptop. The person will have paid a fortune if sent via Royal Mail.

@respectfuldebates 2 года назад

I once checked the recycle bin of a computer in an internet cafe. It contained a copy of a woman's CV, a textfile with her gmail, linkedin and facebook username and password and another folder with a nude pic of her. I still wonder, whether she got the job that she applied for.

@Givemepeacealone 2 года назад

Then everyone clapped

@virtualspokespeople4066 Год назад

Depends if she sent the pic I guess.

@himalthapa1274 24 дня назад

@@virtualspokespeople4066 haha 😂😂 good one

@SwagusSE 2 года назад

Your videos are good production quality and funny and informative. You deserve more subs

@michelangeloobrien 2 года назад

Well, given the amount of info on Laptop #2, it's good that you got a hold of it rather than someone malicious.

@starlet5350 2 года назад

This is James Bond meets (more) sophisticated technology🙌.

@lowwastehighmelanin 2 года назад

No this is more Q's wheelhouse

@Sumsubcom 2 года назад

You should see my suits bro

@Sumsubcom 2 года назад

I have a 'matrix print' flannel with shoes made out of reclaimed motherboard leather. Goodyear welted with WIRES.

@Sumsubcom 2 года назад

Jk. I think I spend too much time in the comments section.

@starlet5350 2 года назад

@@Sumsubcom this is gold😂😂

@lilgobletpcmr562 2 года назад

Incredibly underrated channel, love your work homie

@Sumsubcom 2 года назад

Thanks for the support man!

@hucklejoko4838 2 года назад

This video is very much helpful. Thank you so much Bradley!

@Sumsubcom 2 года назад

Thank you!

@StalkedByLosers 2 года назад

Helen was probably not ignorant about her data, she likely had her laptop stolen. The laptop then spent a new but brief life ripping illegal Hindustani music and popular movies. Then it made its way on Ebay.

@iyeetsecurity922 2 года назад

I'd have put all the photos in a zip file and emailed it to him from a burner account with the title _"I know...."_

@vladislavkaras491 Год назад

Thanks for the video!

@ambrosevh 2 года назад

This was fascinating! Just subbed, super underrated channel

@Sumsubcom 2 года назад

Much appreciated!

@grulple5863 2 года назад

Can you do a follow up vid of a walkthrough cleaning process? A lot of videos are not as high quality and information packed as this one.

@_GhostMiner 2 года назад

*The files revealed the second laptop is older than we thought.* *The original system was Windows XP and then updated to Windows 7*

@blubaylon 2 года назад

This is random, but nice profile picture! I really like what you did with the colour combination and the text! Although I think it's missing a logo, since the name is already written in your username. I'm a graphic designer, I could probably design a cool logo for your channel if you want. If you're interested make sure to let me know :)

@Sumsubcom 2 года назад

Lmao

@_GhostMiner 2 года назад

@@blubaylon quite late, but anyway... I used to have "logo" of Minecraft head, but I'm not really doing Minecraft content anymore, so i removed it to make it more neutral and available for new other things.

@d-e-v-esh 2 года назад

Great content man. More videos like this please.

@Sumsubcom 2 года назад

You got it!

@officialshivertrip 2 года назад

Your channel is criminally underrated.

@NicMG 2 года назад

This is some next level CSI shizz bro!

@lowwastehighmelanin 2 года назад

Please leave "Helen" alone. Hopefully she'll see this and learn to be more careful. Edit: I used to work at Apple. If you need help removing all of the crap off your Mac call Apple Care. Macs have things built in to avoid this and have government level encryption built in

@patrik5123 2 года назад

Government level encryption? That's marketing speak if I ever heard it. Literally no one uses anything less than "government level". Macs use AES128 & SHA-1 for Filevault. So not great. But it's been a few versions of OSX since I last checked so hopefully that has improved. In either case, using encryption will make a format much more efficient since the data isn't readable to begin with.

@bufordmaddogtannen 2 года назад

@@patrik5123 my laptop uses MILITARY GRADE encryption. PEW! PEW! PEW! 😂🤣

@shinomiya89 2 года назад

@@patrik5123 It is also well know that the people working at apple stores, don't know anything at all about the devices. Only the specs maybe.

@Izzy-vz6iu 11 месяцев назад

@@bufordmaddogtanneni know this brand 😂

@Shimulahmed100 2 года назад

Another great content

@gocrazzy8819 2 года назад

This was a very interesting video. Good work.

@amansinghchauhan1142 2 года назад

This is seriously dangerous 😰. Great education video

@cheesygerit2299 2 года назад

19:50 here is when it really hit me how insane much u can really find out bout people just with sum leftover data i always reuse my storage for other purposes and dont sell em so ion worry personally but that's scary asf to think bout what a determined person could do with such leftovers great video btw and thanks for keeping an eye on our less tech educated people🙃

@Sumsubcom 2 года назад

Thanks for the support man!

@sjsubsjs1494 2 года назад

By seeing your content what i can only say is UNDERRATED

@youreright3664 2 года назад

How refreshing to find an informative, amusing video content and especially a video does not start with, "What's up guys" or "What's going on guys". On top of that.... well dressed, well spoken, comprehensible presenter, that doesn't try and make his voice sound like a Darlek...

@JLFamilySong 2 года назад

A technology refresh at my company replaces all servers, desktops, networking gear, etc. The last tech refresh we had over 700 drives. We had an onsite shredding truck where I had to witness all 700 + drives go through the shredder. We do use the NSA's erase program for single one-off hard drives as needed. I must admit watching the hard drives go through the shredder was pretty cool even though it took half a day and made a lot of noise. We take security very seriously.

@Sumsubcom 2 года назад

Amazing

@lukedavis436 Год назад

The place i used to work claimed we took security really seriously but uhh.. We never kept devices up to date... Users kept using their work machines as personal ones so many dodgy extensions where installed... Yet they wouldn't let me take older Computers for my collection, even if i removed the Hard Drives and even the RAM at a stretch (for some reason they strongly believed ram stored data the same way as an SSD). So many XP machines went to waste... Even a Thinkpad with all the parts i needed to fix my own!

@kylie5741 2 года назад

Contacting Helen could be a good idea so that she doesn't make the same mistakes again

@michaelcorcoran8768 2 года назад

She might think this guy is a stalker or something. I'm just saying, it will be hard to explain this in a way that makes it sound normal.

@mnurrreza 2 года назад

@@michaelcorcoran8768 I think, less explanation and just let this video talk.

@FelixFranz 2 года назад

@@michaelcorcoran8768 Whatever she thinks or makes out of it, it's her choice. Ultimately she responsible of her life. Contacting her, would at least put her in position to actually make that choice. Otherwise maybe in the future, someone else will make that choice for her. Because opportunity, you know.

@EgoChip 6 месяцев назад

Every time I have sold or given away a computer I have physically removed all the storage media. Simply reinstalling an OS is never enough, not even on an SSD. There is always a chance you will leave traces of data behind that can be used maliciously by the wrong person. If you need to include a drive, you can pick up a reasonable sized SSD for around £20 that you can install Linux on (a brand new hard drive included could also be a selling point), so it is working for the recipient on arrival. Then they can do whatever they want, and you have no data issues to worry about.

@HimanshuLilhore 2 года назад

This guy is awesome, and the content is 🔥🔥🔥

@Sky4Jus 2 года назад

That one dislike was probably that computer's owner

@smeggerknee2448 2 года назад

The second one was his ex-wife who has found out about his browsing history. Because .....she discussed the holiday they took......with all her friends..... and eventually one of them recognised the photos even with the blurring. and then sent "helen' this link. and the rest is (internet) history.

@droidmaze 2 года назад

@@smeggerknee2448 Now the family of 5 people disliked.

@Strikery 2 года назад

@@droidmaze the family has grown to 16 😱

@theencryptedpartition4633 2 года назад

It's 48 now, damn I guess this is the whole family, like relatives, cousins

@Beetless 2 года назад

@@theencryptedpartition4633 yeah all 137

@may_may675 2 года назад

Awesome content once again! Could you please do one for phones as well?

@Sumsubcom 2 года назад

I'd like to! We might do a part two!

@tomskih203 2 года назад

That music you used in the meme of the computer being thrown in the dumpster was epic XD I need it for reason.

@markharrisllb 2 года назад

I think you should get in touch and point her to this video. I’m glad I’ve never sold a hard disc in my life, however I recently bought an old laptop for Ubuntu and replaced the hard disk with a SSD. Hmm tempting! Brilliant video.

@jorgemtds 2 года назад

I think it is important for "Helen" to be made aware of her insecure IT habits. She needs to LEARN how to properly ERASE a disk or dispose of it.

@nothingiseverperfect 2 года назад

DUDE UR CONTENT IS SO GOOD PLZ DONT STOP AHHHHHH UR LIKE PHILIOSPHY TUBE BUT FOR TECH ITS SO GOOOD

@Sumsubcom 2 года назад

Ou, this is the kind of comment I LIKE

@LikeMinds_ 2 года назад

I would tell Her, not to put it in a scary way but explaining your position, blog and stance.. where you were taking it - educationally. Ignorance is curable! Information sharing through education would be the best possible way you could pay forward for the great contribution she provided! Help her grow through this 🤘🏻

@psplapple983 2 года назад

Great channel keep on going!!

@Sumsubcom 2 года назад

Thanks man!

@xasmaniusvolk8416 2 года назад

0:15 the title should be "what happens when you don't overwrite your drive with zeros often enough" XD

@iphantommenace 2 года назад

just delete the whole data and forget helen, leave her in peace

@Sumsubcom 2 года назад

I'm with you.

@diegue 2 года назад

@@mjn5016 I think he should contact her, telling her the risks of what she did and how to avoid it next time. Maybe a formal email or something like that, cyber-security awareness is something we should promote... Because, imagine she sells another computer in a few years but now it isn't a white hat guy, she would get in trouble just because she didn't know this was a thing. With just an email she can prevent from stuff like this.

@potato_kingg Год назад

Quality and informing vid, toptier mate.

@blaque5900 2 года назад

Quality Content as always.

@Sumsubcom 2 года назад

Cheers!

@yessr7535 2 года назад

If you havent contact her still, i feel the best way to aproach her would be to link her to this video telling her that you did this with the intent of educating people to take care of their data and you blured everything to make sure her private info isnt on the web and that you are sorry that she was the example

@NameZei 2 года назад

When you expect a short talking off for doing something but instead your parent makes a whole essay exposing you for 25 minutes

@gregorydaines 2 года назад

Great story telling in this video.

@Sumsubcom 2 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@OthmanAlikhan 2 года назад

Thanks for the video =)

@Sumsubcom 2 года назад

You're welcome

@DeadDrop6109 2 года назад

Just pull the HDD and drill holes through it. They are cheap enough to just throw a new one in there if you're trying to sell the laptop. Yes it eats into your profit margin, but if you have stuff on there that could potentially result in identity theft, the new $50 HDD is a no-brainer. You actually could put that in your advertisement "brand new out of the box HDD installed".

@fetchstixRHD 2 года назад

Agreed. As much as I don't like wastage, with the liability that comes with leaked personal info, I would rather not face that risk. No amount of "you can't sue me" would work for that, and if anything could backfire. As a bonus, that gives the perfect opportunity for a SSD upgrade where one can be done, as well as the "new drive included" selling point!

@fetchstixRHD 2 года назад

@@creepysmilingcarl9742: Agreed too, but I'm assuming the situation given is that you are in possession of that persons' laptop and are reselling it?

@almostanengineer 2 года назад

Professional Botanist, Nah, you need GeoWizard, he’ll pinpoint that location from a single photo.

@ericgulseth74 2 года назад

Was thinking the same thing. Looks like western North America too me. The western, arid mountains. Northern Sierras, Cascades, into the Canadian Rockies. I know it's not very limiting, but hey, it's a start.

@MichaelVickery1 2 года назад

Good video. I hope it helps many people. I just thought that I would point out that if you can view the image, then it is likely that the latitude, longitude, date, and time are recoverable with the image. Really the best approach for keeping your data out of the hands of others, follow the NSA's example of 7 overwrites, or to keep the hard drive and RAM when selling old equipment. To your question, yes, information can be captured from your RAM. It is a bit more involved and only reveals recent activity, but that activity just might be a login password or username.

@steelsandport3613 2 года назад

Thanks for this tip

@eternialogic 2 года назад

The biggest problem is dead HDD drives, where you cannot directly delete the files. Even if you drill multiple holes in the hard drive, the data is still mostly there. With dead SSDs you can just buy a HV tesla coil or smash the dies with a hammer or a special shredder.

@yojirex6374 Год назад

What kind of stuff do you have on your pc 😂

@lukedavis436 Год назад

Uhhh.... What kind of person is going to go as far as try to read data from a drilled platter? Lmao

@kislaykumar1331 2 года назад

That's why I tell my family to not to sell electronic items even if it stop working.I just keep them at safe place in my house.

@Sumsubcom 2 года назад

Or destroy them with fire

@aurum3747 2 года назад

Old electronics should be sold for re-use or repair to reduce e-waste Firstly no one is actually doing this kind of thing (at least 99.9% of the time) and even if you're that worried about it you can just sell it without the hard drive or perform and actual full wipe

@andreyv116 2 года назад

Disassemble to find the circuit board and destroy the flash storage and/or other storage hardware. The rest is generally safe to dispose of

@eurko111 2 года назад

@@aurum3747 You're missing a few extra 9s

@justanormaluser1535 2 года назад

That’s definitely not a good idea at all. An iPhone for example can very easily be securely wiped in minutes. The OS and hardware is so locked down that nothing is possible with this data. On a laptop, just remove the hard drive or as others mentioned wipe it securely. Not at all getting rid of something sucks. You loose out on hundreds of dollars for your old phone/computer, it’s bad for the environment and it does not benefit less fortunate people that would be happy to buy a decent used phone for a fair price. Just wipe your data securely and there is nothing to worry about. I mean Someone looking through data like this is already incredibly rare. This is like 1 out of 100k

@youssefzaghlol7825 Год назад

I actually performed data recovery on an old pc of mine that I was installing linux on and accedentally wiped it completely thankfully all my pics where still there but it never dawned on me what if someone else got hold of my old drive and did the exact same thing. great video btw from the idea to the storytelling to the editing all on all one of the highest quality content I've watched

@missmurda90 2 года назад

New sub here, loving your content! I definitely think you should inform "Helen". Knowledge is power & honesty is the best policy. 💜

@AidenRKrone 2 года назад

If I sold an old laptop to someone who was able to recover enough data to identify me, I _wouldn't_ want them to track me down and tell me about it. That would scare and embarrass me. My only wish (or hope, really) is that they would respect my privacy and permanently delete the files.

@e.s.l.1083 2 года назад

oh... to randomly clicking on this video 'out of the blue' and disccovering (by recognizing The Cats) that you are Helen

@Sumsubcom 2 года назад

Are you HELEN?

@e.s.l.1083 2 года назад

I admit, by some kismet, i was hoping you would ask...

@leosh9026 3 месяца назад

Thanks Bradley, very cool

@jackoboys 2 года назад

Very well made video

@itachi2011100 2 года назад

You should certainly inform her so that she can take better care of cleaning up her tracks when she gets rid of her current devices.

@smeggerknee2448 2 года назад

My family think it is odd that I don't send my old computers off to recycling,but keep them in the loft after they die. Your video vindicates my decision somewhat. I suggest you do a follow_up using the following iphone android tablet old nokia ....but.... ask for your IRL friends to volunteer an old device AFTER they view this video. Then ask them to review the new presentation with you so they can decide HOW you present your findings. As....even those blurred pictures and vague hints are enough to get those former users in 'difficulty' and I wouldn't want those former owners knowing that you were the instigator otherwise they might very easily come after you.

@lukedavis436 Год назад

The worst thing i ever encountered was pretty tame... I purchased a Windows XP Novatech (Advent/Mitac/Medion) 8599 from a Carboot sale (flea market) for 5 Pounds, it works a treat and comes with lots of cool old programs I've archived. However the thing was loaded with at least 10 Gigabytes of Gay Pr0n, Needless to say the computer now has an almost exact copy of its original OS... Same programs and OEM stuff... No pics tho. It works perfectly!

@boxerlobsters 2 года назад

brilliant video

@knowhere9121 2 года назад

I hope Im not too late for this masterpiece of a channel!

@cmdr-reflipd 2 года назад

This is very easy on a windows hard drive, but in Linux with an encrypted volume, well good luck. Most linux distros use drive encryption as default.

@jacobhinchliffe6659 2 года назад

whats distros encrypt by default, certainly not the most popular ones!

@eugenesoch 2 года назад

Amazing video, thank you! What about the mobile phones? We sell them more often and the data ee keep there is much more personal…

@quickcurechef5373 2 года назад

Thanks for all that you do man.. 👌🙏 i believe you're god sent! why? due to covid local university's cyber sec classes canceled, but I'm learning lots of interesting, relevant and life saving tips and clues from this channel while waiting to hopefully attend school. Thank you so very much! :) Interestingly but sadly, i never knew i could possibly get back my data after deleting an old laptop's slow noisy HDD after deleting the data, flashing MBR and re-installing new os. Was sad for a long time that the handful of priceless family/relative pics on that old windows machine were lost forever 😱🥴 Luckily and intuitively i kept that Hdd before getting rid of that laptop.. however i'm not quite sure the data is any good by now, but it's definitely worth trying to recover, IF i can find the darn thing 🤪but hopefully if all goes well, i will owe you a lifetime praise and even all UK/EU/AUS referrals 🤞🙏😌 🙌🥇🏆

@zaccurnow6126 2 года назад

If this was me I would like to know, very interesting video, I hope your channels blows up because of this one

@akatsuki2555 2 года назад

How to prevent this: Run a full zero fill before selling the laptop. The same method is effective if there is a virus on the computer.

@Xx37xX 2 года назад

Bruh I thought I was underrated but you are sooo underrated. Even though you have like 1600 times more subs than me.

@Sumsubcom 2 года назад

We are all underrated!

@TheLazyJAK 2 года назад

This video is great.

@onurbespinar 10 месяцев назад

One small tip, Burgaz in Bulgaria and Burgaz island in Turkey are different places. Owner of this laptop definately spent his holiday in Fethiye Muğla and İstanbul. Ancient ruins in one of the photos is Sunken City Ruins of Simena. Owner of this laptop mostlikely started journey from İstanbul ended up in Fethiye than Antalya which is a common tourist route.