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Global hardware scam: 'brand new' Seagate hard drives exposed as used mining equipment
Recent investigations in Germany have revealed that used Seagate hard drives have been repackaged and sold as brand new, with ...
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Seagate drives masquerading as new linked to old Chinese crypto mines
Were used to mine Chia A Heise investigation has uncovered that new Seagate data centre-grade hard drives may be used ...
Seagate's fraudulent hard drives scandal deepens as clues point at Chinese Chia mining farms
Over 200 reports of affected HDDs have surfaced worldwide, including cases in Europe, Australia, Thailand, and Japan. The ...
Seagate Responds To Misrepresented Used Hard Disk Drive Sales
Some online sites are selling used Seagate nearline HDDs as new with reset SMART logs.  Users should buy from Seagate ...
Hard disk fraud: Increasing evidence of origin in China
Almost 200 readers have now noticed long runtimes on their new Seagate hard disks. Reports from abroad are also increasing.
Fraud with Seagate hard disks: Dozens of readers report suspected cases
One of our readers noticed an inconsistency with new hard disks – this indicated a scam. Almost 50 other readers have the ...
Used Seagate drives sold as new traced back to crypto mining farms
The first reports of affected drives surfaced in January, when consumers noticed inconsistencies in supposedly new Seagate Exos disk drives used in data centers. The issue ...