Security proteced memorystick easily cracked

Martin_Sturm writes: "A 170 dollar 1GB USB stick which should protect your data, turns out to be a very insecure. According to the distributer of the memory stick, the safety of the data is ensured: "Due to it's unique technology it has the ability to destroy itself once an incorrect". Tweakers.net shows how easy it is to break the protection of the stick. From the article: "It should be clear that the stick's security is quite useless: a simple program can be used to fool the Secustick into sending its unlock command without knowing the password. Besides, the password.exe application can be adapted so that it accepts arbitrary passwords". The data on the stick is never destroyed, when an incorrect password is entered. The memorystick is used by various governments and organizations to ensure the security of data on USB Sticks. The manufacturer of the stick got the message and took the website of the Secustick offline. The site give a message (translated from Dutch): "Dear visitor, this site is currently unavailable due to security issues of the Secustick. We are currently working on an improved version of the Secustick.""