"End-to-end fraud" with hard drives: Seagate finds counterfeit workshop in Asia
https://www.heise.de/en/news/Fraud-with-Seagate-hard-disks-Arrests-in-Malaysia-10535171.html
https://www.heise.de/en/news/Fraud-with-Seagate-hard-disks-Arrests-in-Malaysia-10535171.html
6 Comments
stoy@lemmy.zip · 15 pts · 1y
I skimmed the article, but I could not see this, so I am asking here.
Is there a tool to check the extra data and verify if a drive is or isn't counterfit?
jet@hackertalks.com · 9 pts · 1y
Basically no, if you didn't buy directly from seagate you just can't really know.
Firmware can be updated, labels faked, serial numbers changed.
stoy@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 1y
Damn it, I am right now in the market for seven 8TB drives, and I am looking at the Seagate Ironwolf Pro NT drives....
onewithoutaname@k.fe.derate.me · 6 pts · 1y
If Seagate's FARM is really unforgeable as the article says, then you can check it with
smartctl -l farm /dev/sda.goatinspace@feddit.org · 3 pts · 1y
heise.de uses 180 partners with trackers
Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Don't think this is relevant if you use UBO.