Now you can buy a USB stick that destroys anything in its path

Huh, gonna have to bookmark their site for... reasons.<p>They are right on one account - Bigger companies need to have their hardware protected from such electrical surges. Seen a lot of companies&#x27; data be ruined by a random thunder strike and such.<p>Had they been better protected, they might not have had to work countless hours to get such data back.

So maybe this is because I&#x27;ve recently binge watched Mr Robot, but would this type of device be useful to destroy sensitive data? My assumption is not really.<p>Disclaimer: I&#x27;m not a hacker but I&#x27;ve seen plenty of portrayals of hackers microwaving ram or using giant magnets to wipe hard disks.