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  • Root password flaw leaves wireless Seagate drives open to attack

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    Sean Buckley
    Sean Buckley
    09.07.2015

    Own a wireless hard drive? Was it made by Seagate? You'll want to download an update. Researchers at Tangible security have discovered a vulnerability in certain Seagate wireless drives that could give unauthorized users root access to the device. The flaw? A default username and password that activates undocumented Telnet services. It's a terrifyingly simple vulnerability. Luckily, the fix is almost as simple -- all you have to do is patch your drive's firmware.