The conflict began when several groups of researchers discovered a serious in Western Digital’s My Cloud OS 3 . They planned to showcase this vulnerability at the prestigious Pwn2Own competition in Tokyo to win cash prizes.
: While OS 5 fixed the bugs, OS 3 was no longer supported, leaving users of older "My Cloud" devices vulnerable to the very security flaws discovered by the researchers.
: The episode emphasizes that while modern cloud tools like Google Drive have added advanced features like ransomware detection and file restoration, they should only be one part of a larger security strategy.
Google Drive Ransomware Detection and File Restoration Update