US-based data storage company Western Digital has announced that it has suffered a network security incident that resulted in an unauthorized third party gaining access to a number of the company’s systems and some company data.
These are the most important details from the terse and very vague press release:
- Western Digital identified the network security incident on March 26, 2023
- The company started IR efforts with the help of external security and forensic experts, and law enforcement is being kept in the loop
- The company “implementing proactive measures to secure its business operations including taking systems and services offline” and is working to restore impacted infrastructure and services
- The attacker grabbed some data, but the nature and scope of that data is yet to be determined.
