“I’m totally screwed.” WD My Book Live users wake up to find their data deleted

29    25 Jun 2021 09:38 by u/rootatlocalhost

20 comments

7 u/Retrofire 25 Jun 2021 12:56
Wow what the actual fuck this is the shit that gives me nightmares ![](https://i.imgur.com/yZdh5Vy_d.webp?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium) poor bastard, omg... everything is compromised now. Just yesterday my old Imgur account was randomly accessed. Make a backup of your backup, folks
6 u/None 25 Jun 2021 10:01
Serves them right, idiots. Nobody in their right mind leaves their backups connected to some obscure online service.
3 u/LibRight69 25 Jun 2021 16:33
Correct. And remember, kids, “the cloud” is just someone else’s computer
4 u/SleepingCrows 25 Jun 2021 09:54
![](https://media.tenor.com/images/7679a63d13ad3d9b6bcef120d883042a/tenor.gif) Someone, somewhere lost all their crypto, and porn. :crumb-dance: Time for data recovery
3 u/RootHouston 25 Jun 2021 10:50
Yeah, unless the factory reset zeroes out the devices, all the data is still probably there somewhere.
2 u/Retrofire 25 Jun 2021 12:57
We're talking a ridiculous amount of money tho
1 u/SleepingCrows 25 Jun 2021 19:28
You and I both know the average consumer still thinks their data is actually gone even with just partition table resets...
1 u/SleepingCrows 29 Jun 2021 08:26
Given it's an RCE exploit, i wouldnt be surprised if someone works out to turn them into Chia farm plots.
3 u/WinstonThe9th 25 Jun 2021 10:03
I've been telling people these things blow since mypassports started getting popular. They use a control board that can burn out. Your hdd can be fine but if the controller goes out you lose all your shit. I hate them. Get an internal and a case.
5 u/SleepingCrows 25 Jun 2021 10:23
Hell, buy a Nas enclosure and back it up.
3 u/RootHouston 25 Jun 2021 10:49
Well, to be fair they do seem to be consumer-grade NAS devices that can be configured as RAID 1 arrays however the idea that you're not hosting your own edge infrastructure gives them access to all of your data, and you are apparently beholden to their control. Fuck that. I would never use that sort of bullshit service. Consumers better smarten-up. With Amazon sharing your home camera footage, Google stealing your personal info, Tesla and Apple telling you to fuck off if you want to repair your own stuff, Peloton holding peoples' exercise machines hostage unless you pay them a monthly fee, etc. if you don't get wise, you're just going to be living in a world of scams.
2 u/WinstonThe9th 25 Jun 2021 10:56
Yeah if you have the money.
2 u/SleepingCrows 25 Jun 2021 19:39
Or the time. Raspberry pi nas. You can just buy a simple 2-bay raid 1 enclosure from Asus for 150 USD, not including drives. And 210 for a couple 4TB NAS grade Ironwolf drives. So 360 usd isn't that bad a deal after paying google for 3 years for half the space, and without any benefits of owning your shit.
2 u/WinstonThe9th 26 Jun 2021 01:42
I actuality run a Pinas with 3tb drives.
2 u/SleepingCrows 27 Jun 2021 01:45
ended up getting a Synology DS418 sometime ago. not a superfan of DSM, but it gets the job done. ~~Could probabaly do something later by using the second network interface to run a NFS share between my Pi 4 and the NAS and give it it's own SHR-1 (Synology Hybrid Raid, BtrFS with mixed drive support) volume with the leftover bays, instead of having a drive just sitting about, taking up my external docking station.~~ Terrible idea for what i need, at least as far as it goes with synology's crap.
3 u/None 25 Jun 2021 12:42
wow. that's pretty fucked up
3 u/User38589 25 Jun 2021 14:07
Never trust an online service. 1. They're lefties, they'll cut you off eventually and delete your data. You think you can trust them? 2. Your data isn't safe unless you have a backup. That means you have the data and somewhere else there's a complete second copy. Really, make 2 backups and always have one off site in case of a fire.
2 u/ChainsawSaint 25 Jun 2021 14:41
Years ago I had the unfortunate task of contacting their tech support. The gentleman I spoke with had less knowledge of how their product worked than I did, having been exposed to it for less than an hour.
2 u/Ratshot 25 Jun 2021 17:19
I feel like I'm preaching to the choir here, because it seems like everyone here knows better, but trusting in the "cloud" is foolish. Local storage that requires you to be connected to a service is even more so. Keep your portable drives local and unplugged when not in use.
1 u/bjam27 25 Jun 2021 17:33
Reminds me of Microsoft Xdrive. "Oh hey we shutdown and all your data is gone but what a perfect time to sign up for Onedrive for $20/month!"