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 is investigating these practices': World's largest HDD maker aware of used hard drives being modified to pass as new
The controversy of fraudsters modifying used Seagate hard drives to appear unused despite having been powered on for ...
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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 ... which is a potential red flag that worried customers can investigate. Experts suggest that potential ...
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Hard disk fraud: More programs, detection methods for other manufacturers
As expected, the check on our Synology NAS did not reveal any problematic drives. /dev/sda is not a Seagate disk, /dev/sdb is ok. Users of the SMART tool Hard Disk ... for the Red and Purple ...
The Best Deals Today: PS5 DualSense Controllers, SteelSeries Gaming Headset, Beats Headphones
Here are the best deals for Wednesday, March 5. Highlights include price drops on PS5 DualSense controllers in metallic ...
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The Best NAS (Network Attached Storage) Devices for 2025
Some drives from Seagate, Toshiba, and WD are tagged as specially designed for NAS use. Most of these "NAS certified" hard drives have ... are dubbed WD Red. As we mentioned earlier, a key benefit ...
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 ...
Seagate Ultra Compact SSD review: Not your parents’ flash drive
Seagate’s Ultra Compact SSD 10Gbps USB thumb drive delivers far better performance than generic 5Gbps or 400Mbps types.
Seagate acquires Intevac, which makes equipment for hard disk drives, for $119M
Seagate, the data storage company, has announced its intent to acquire Intevac, a hard drive equipment producer, in an all-cash deal worth $119 million.