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Re:Help All data in WD mybook live gone and owner password u... by bjt2n3904 on Friday June 25, 2021 @12:05AM (#27627040)
So it's got to be publicly accessable? A NAT'd device can't get hit from the outside?
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Re:Help All data in WD mybook live gone and owner password u... by Scoundreller on Friday June 25, 2021 @12:33AM (#27627174)
Doesn’t seem to be what’s happened here.

These WD devices were phoning home on scheduled intervals and it appears that got issued a factory-reset command, but only at the “quick” format level so everything might still be there but will need to go through a recovery procedure.

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Re:Help All data in WD mybook live gone and owner password u... by londons_explore on Friday June 25, 2021 @06:13AM (#27628938)
I would take a guess this is not a 'hacker', but instead some mistake by a WD employee who was changing serverside software/config. Maybe even a disgruntled employee trying to wreak havoc...
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Re:Help All data in WD mybook live gone and owner password u... by SOMA_BOFH on Friday June 25, 2021 @01:10AM (#27627347)
they should stop phoning home if the device is end of life.
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