Seagate hard drive controversy persists as scammers discover methods to alter reliability metrics
Scammers have found a new way to manipulate operating hours in FARM logs, making it harder for users to distinguish new ...
Seagate hard drive scammers figured out how to compromise FARM metrics
A recently updated report by Heise online found that fraudsters are still finding ways to pass off used Seagate hard disk drives as new. Emails from ...
C4Q 2024 HDD Industry Update
In 2024, total HDD shipments were up 1.6%, total Exabytes shipped were up 49% and HDD revenues were up 48% from 2023, due to ...
Lasers, magnets and the $40 billion fight to store the world’s data
Makers of hard disk drives, under growing pressure from faster rivals, hope a breakthrough will keep it the dominant ...
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Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk 2TB USB 3.0 External Hard Drive Unboxing
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Race to 100TB HDD heats up as Seagate pulls rug under Western Digital, Toshiba feet by acquiring HAMR-specialist
Seagate is set to buy Intevac ... such as an iron-platinum alloy (FePt), to HDD platters. This advanced deposition process ...
Has Seagate scored a game-changing deal? World's largest HDD vendor buys HAMR company, critical to 100TB HDD goal
Seagate is set to buy a specialist in HAMR HDD production, a move which will be bad news for rivals Western Digital and Toshiba.
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Fraudsters seem to target Seagate hard drives in order to pass old, used HDDs as new ones using intricate techniques
The controversy of fraudsters modifying used Seagate hard drives to appear unused despite having been powered on for thousands of hours rages on. Preowned units of the fastest hard drives can ...
Seagate HDD fraud also includes IronWolf Pro lineup, more details uncovered
Last week, a Heise investigation found that a fraud scam in volving Seagate Exos HDDs is more widespread than it initially thought. Based on emails received ...
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More used Seagate HDDs disguised as new: Fraudsters make it tough to spot the difference
The controversy surrounding used Seagate hard drives has significantly widened, with fraudsters now targeting the company’s IronWolf and IronWolf Pro NAS drives alongside the previously affected ...