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title: "Blancco Removable Media Eraser version 2.4 has been released!"
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Removable Media Eraser 2.4 - Release notes

Features:

- Unify erasure algorithm naming.
  - Erasure Standard names follow Blancco Drive Eraser names.
- More efficient NIST Verification algorithm.
  - Previously Removable Media Eraser was exceeding NIST requirements for verification which meant longer erasure times.
- Improve error reporting.
  - Error messages should be more meaningful.

Bug fixes:

- **LEE-1702** - Status of completed erasures is lost when a device is disconnected.
- **LEE-1731** - Detection/UI refresh issue when replacing erased USB sticks which are connected via a USB hub.
- **LEE-1663** - Erasing with CLI does not write custom field data to report.
- Multiple Security Improvements.