Re: WD My Book NAS devices are being remotely wiped clean worldwide

On Sat, 26 Jun 2021 16:49:33 +0200, Yrrah <[email protected]>
wrote:

>"Western Digital My Book NAS owners worldwide found that their devices
>have been mysteriously factory reset and all of their files deleted.
>WD My Book is a network-attached storage device that looks like a
>small vertical book that you can stand on your desk. The WD My Book
>Live app allows owners to access their files and manage their devices
>remotely, even if the NAS is behind a firewall or router.
>Today, WD My Book owners worldwide suddenly found that all of their
>files were mysteriously deleted, and they could no longer log into the
>device via a browser or an app.
>When they attempted to log in via the Web dashboard, the device stated
>that they had an 'Invalid password.'(...)
>It is believed that a threat actor performed a mass scan of the
>Internet for vulnerable devices and used this vulnerability to issue
>the factory-reset command."
>Article:
><https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/wd-my-book-nas-devices-are-being-remotely-wiped-clean-worldwide/>
>
>Nice one... ;-)
>
>Yrrah
>
The "CLOUD" strikes again. People never learn.


KenW