999wd876 wrote:
Bill_S: Thank you again for your reply. I accept that WD knows nothing about secret government activities. My current questions are not about knowledge of these activities.
An independent researcher demonstrated an attack on WD firmware six months ago. The details are available to any hacker with an internet connection.
1.) How can customers verify the integrity of WD firmware?
2.) How can we recover if the firmware is infected?
Thanks again for your help with this.
1) Users cannot verify the integrity of firmware. Keep in mind that any intruders would have to go through your network and/or your computer system to get to our hard drive. So, there are multiple potential system vulnerabilities to address to protect your data before an intruder can reach the firmware of your hard drives.
2) You can’t recover if the firmware is infected. It’s not like reformatting your drive. You would need to RMA the drive, or purchase a new one.
