Not good news - from Bleeping Computer:
WD My Book NAS devices are being remotely wiped clean worldwide
Western Digital My Book NAS owners worldwide found that their devices have been mysteriously factory reset and all of their files deleted.
WD My Book is a network-attached storage device that looks like a small vertical book that you can stand on your desk. The WD My Book Live app allows owners to access their files and manage their devices remotely, even if the NAS is behind a firewall or router.
Today, WD My Book owners worldwide suddenly found that all of their files were mysteriously deleted, and they could no longer log into the device via a browser or an app.
When they attempted to log in via the Web dashboard, the device stated that they had an "Invalid password."
I own a few of these - use them as external hard drives. Costco sells them for cheap. Nice, quiet, reliable. The first thing I do is delete all the software that had been preinstalled. I use different software for backups.
And, of course:
BleepingComputer has contacted Western Digital with questions but has not received a response at this time.
Wonder if they were pushing an update. I avoid cloud computing whenever possible.
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