Old Western Digital Smr Hard Drives Have Vulnerable Firmware
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Western Digital's older SMR hard drives have vulnerable firmware, prompting data recovery specialists to advise users to back up their data, with the community echoing the importance of data backup and security.
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2 months ago
Original article in German: https://www.030-datenrettung.de/kritischer-firmware-fehler-b...
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