Data storage giant Western Digital has reported an unauthorized access to their systems, which they referred to as a “network security incident.”
The breach reportedly took place on March 26, 2023, and allowed an unknown third party to gain entry to “several of the company’s systems.”
Upon discovering the hack, Western Digital has launched an incident response effort and engaged cybersecurity and forensic professionals to investigate the matter.
The company is also working with law enforcement agencies on the matter, adding the investigation is in its initial stages.
Western Digital has not disclosed how it was compromised or the nature of the incident, but the company’s statement suggests that it may have been targeted by ransomware.
The company is currently investigating the matter and is trying to understand the extent of the data that the unauthorised party has accessed. It is not yet clear who was behind the attack, and no major ransomware group has claimed responsibility for it.
According to Western Digital, the incident has caused disruption to its business operations, and its My Cloud network-attached storage (NAS) service is currently down. The company is taking proactive measures to secure its operations, restore impacted services and infrastructure, and is working with an unnamed cybersecurity firm and law enforcement to investigate the incident. Western Digital has not provided any additional details at this time.
