MyBook Live Drives Are Being Completely Erased

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People all around the world using Live Duo and MyBook Live woke up this week to discover that their drives had been totally wiped, says Forbes. 

According to sources, the vulnerability is thought to have been discovered in 2018 and obviously, it was not addressed.  The whole data set is gone, with little possibility of recovery. Your best bet would be to try a dedicated recovery software and see how much you can restore.

The attack that targeted Western Digital’s hard drives impacted a significant number of users. Some users saved up terabytes of data in these devices, including pictures, personal or business papers, videos, and other kinds of files. The only guaranteed way to avoid having your personal data compromised is to disconnect your disks from the Internet or to set your router o…

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