If you own a WD MyBook or WD My Book Duo (note without the "Live" part of the name), then your data shouldn't be at risk from this attack. The attackers are thought to be exploiting a remote code execution vulnerability ( CVE-2018-18472) that reportedly can be triggered by anyone who knows the IP address of the affected device.Īttacks seen in the wild this week have exploited the vulnerability to force devices into initiating a factory reset, which wipes all data.Īll versions of the WD My Book Live and WD My Book Live Duo – which Western Digital stopped supporting and providing firmware updates for in 2015 – are said to be vulnerable.īut pay attention to product names. "Got a decade of life’s work and photos at stake so willing to do whatever it takes to recover." One user who fell victim to the attack said:
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