Security

Security

Your privacy and rights online. Cybersecurity trends, hacking news, and policies to safeguard digital assets in a data-driven world.

seagate china web hard drive retail fraud investigation cryptocurrency scandal data center chia

Used Seagate drives sold as new traced back to crypto mining farms

A hot potato: A widespread scandal involving used Seagate hard drives fraudulently sold as new has continued to escalate, with new evidence suggesting that the drives originated from Chinese cryptocurrency mining farms. The drives, many of which had logged 15,000 to 50,000 hours of prior use, were reportedly altered to appear unused before re-entering the retail supply chain.
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9