Security News > 2023 > April > Western Digital confirms digital burglary, calls the cops
Western Digital is today dealing with a "Network security incident" after detecting a break-in into its internal systems by an unauthorized third party.
On discovering the digital break-in, WD "Implemented incident response efforts and initiated an investigation with the assistance of leading outside security and forensic experts... and Western Digital is coordinating with law enforcement authorities."
"Based on the investigation to date, the company believes the unauthorized party obtained certain data from its systems and is working to understand the nature and scope of that data."
The Register asked WD for further details, including if any of the data accessed was sensitive information such as customer data.
"As part of its remediation efforts, Western Digital is actively working to restore impacted infrastructure and services. Based on the investigation to date, the company believes the unauthorized party obtained certain data from its systems and is working to understand the nature and scope of that data," the statement added.
We asked WD to confirm if the security incident was related to these services being unavailable, but the company has yet to respond.