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Security Vulnerability found in Seagate wireless drives. - avj - 09-24-2015

I just found this article on zdnet:  Seagate drives at risk of data theft over hidden 'root' account. The article is at the following link.

http://www.zdnet.com/article/seagate-hard-drives-open-to-hackers-thanks-to-hard-coded-password/#ftag=RSSbaffb68

More information:  http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/903500