It wouldn&#x27;t be that technically complex to have modified firmware that looks for the secure erase command (not something that&#x27;s ever invoked except purposefully by the user), and returns all random for read sectors without ever actually overwriting the underlying data.<p>But yeah, you&#x27;re right. If you ever have reason to invoke the secure erase command, you&#x27;re probably in a position where the next step is throwing the drive in a shredder.