Western Digital has advised all owners of My Book Live and My Book Live Duo external drives to immediately disconnect them from the Internet. Otherwise, there is a risk of complete data loss.
Owners of external drives WD My Book Live risk losing all the data stored in them
Western Digital has advised all owners of My Book Live and My Book Live Duo external drives to immediately disconnect them from the Internet. Otherwise, there is a risk of complete data loss. The warning was issued after reports began to surface from users shocked that all data had suddenly disappeared without any action on the part of the user.
The recommendation will remain in effect until the company investigates and resolves the issue that led to the deletion of the data.
Presumably, user accounts were compromised. The source recalls that support for WD My Book Live drives was discontinued back in 2015, that is, they have not received any security updates for at least six full years.
