{"id":486521,"date":"2023-04-04T09:09:59","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T07:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=486521"},"modified":"2023-04-04T09:12:01","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T07:12:01","slug":"western-digital-hit-by-hackers-customer-cloud-data-possibly-exposed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/cloud-hosting\/486521-western-digital-hit-by-hackers-customer-cloud-data-possibly-exposed.html","title":{"rendered":"Western Digital hit by hackers \u2014 customer cloud data possibly exposed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Storage hardware manufacturer Western Digital has revealed it suffered a data breach<\/strong><\/a> due to a cyberattack late last month.<\/p>\n

The confirmation comes after several users complained about being unable to access their files stored on the Western Digital My Cloud service since Saturday, 1 April 2023.<\/p>\n

The company said it identified a “network security incident” in which an unauthorised third-party gained access to “a number” of its systems on 26 March 2023.<\/p>\n

“Upon discovery of the incident, the company implemented incident response efforts and initiated an investigation with the assistance of leading outside security and forensic experts,” Western Digital stated.<\/p>\n

“This investigation is in its early stages, and Western Digital is coordinating with law enforcement authorities.”<\/p>\n

Western Digital said early indications from the investigation show that certain data from its systems could have been exfiltrated.<\/p>\n

That potentially means customers’ private files stored on the My Cloud service might have been stolen.<\/p>\n

The company said it was implementing proactive measures to secure its business operations, including taking some systems and services offline.<\/p>\n

At the time of publication, the My Cloud service status page showed that cloud, proxy, web, authenticate, emails, and push notification services were unavailable.<\/p>\n

“As part of its remediation efforts, Western Digital is actively working to restore impacted infrastructure and services,” the company said.<\/p>\n

“While Western Digital is focused on remediating this security incident, it has caused and may continue to cause disruption to parts of the company’s business operations.”<\/p>\n

Western Digital is yet to confirm the nature of the attack.<\/p>\n

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Now read: MacStealer malware pilfers passwords and crypto wallet data<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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