[jamesbrownuhh]

People would pay good money for that kind of secure erasure if it could be triggered on demand. :)

[intrasight]

There was a company which used to make hard drives for the military (perhaps they still do, but nothing on Google) which had a physical pull tab on the back which released an acid into the drive enclosure. Anyone remember this? I read about it perhaps 10 years ago.

[CaptSpify]

Was it an acid? I've heard of thermite or magnesium. Same idea though

[intrasight]

I assume was something like acid since it released a liquid into the cavity.

[monochromatic]

Sounds vaguely familiar to me too.

[kabdib]

... and not by malware :-)

[monochromatic]

Definitely something you want to trigger by physical contact, not pure software.