Janet Jackson song could crash Windows XP Laptops

[atfaber]

Hi,
My first post - been lurking for a while.

I thought this was interesting:
https://www.pcmag.com/news/a-janet-jackson-song-could-crash-windows-xp-laptops

"A sound frequency in Jackson's famous 'Rhythm Nation' could disrupt a laptop hard drive used in a number of Windows XP notebook models, according to a Microsoft software engineer."

 

[Offler]

Adding this:

My 2 cents:
Harddrives were for many years (15+) made from glass covered with thin layer of magnetic metal. In theory, right frequency can physically break them.

What is really funny, there probably was a sound filter in Windows which blocks this malicious frequency from being played.

@amirm I wonder if you can add more info in this