Janet Jackson Can Crash Your Hard Drive

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A story from The Register, syndicated through MSN, tells of mysterious computer crashes whenever Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation was played, by the computer itself or close to it. After what I imagine was some wild debugging, it was discovered that the song contains frequencies that match the resonant frequency of some brands of 5400rpm hard drives used in older computers. The issue has now been declared as a cybersecurity vulnerability.

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