Re: Security News This Week: Hackers Are Erasing Western Digital Hard Drives Remotely
"Carlos E.R." <[email protected]> Mon, 28 Jun 2021 14:49:03 +0200
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On 28/06/2021 14.10, Mayayana wrote: > <[email protected]> wrote > > | Please put <> around links to force them onto one line. You > | probably know that but are just too lazy to do it. > | > > While you're fighting about links... > > It turns out the story is not what it seems: > > https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/21/06/27/008211/western-digital-blames-remotely-installed-trojans-for-wiping-my-book-storage-devices > > The problem is with "My Book Live", an idiotic and unsafe > "personal cloud" device designed to be accessed from > online. So as with remote desktop, the real problem is with > people thinking it's safe to allow direct access to their > computers from the Internet. Well, that's the idea they were given. People are not computer experts to know better. (removing advocacy group) -- Cheers, Carlos.