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SanDisk's silence deafens as high-profile users say Extreme SSDs still broken

SanDisk's silence this week has been deafening. Its portable SSDs are being lambasted as users and tech publications call for them to be pulled. The recent scrutiny of the drives follows problems from...

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Aug 2023

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SanDisk Extreme SSDs keep abruptly failing--firmware fix for only some promised

SanDisk customers have been complaining about the company's Extreme and Extreme Pro portable SSDs suddenly wiping data and, in some cases, becoming unreadable. Complaints go back at least four months,...

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May 2023

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HP outrages printer users with firmware update suddenly bricking third-party ink

HP customers are showing frustration online as the vendor continues to use firmware updates to discourage or, as users report, outright block the use of non-HP-brand ink cartridges in HP printers. HP ...

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Mar 2023

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Malware infecting widely used security appliance survives firmware updates

Threat actors with a connection to the Chinese government are infecting a widely used security appliance from SonicWall with malware that remains active even after the device receives firmware updates...

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Mar 2023

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Samsung 990 Pro SSD firmware update should halt--but not reverse--rapid wear-out

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Samsung has released a firmware update for its newest 990 Pro SSDs today. While the company didn't provide official release notes, Tom's Hardware reports that the update is lik...

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Feb 2023

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300+ models of MSI motherboards have Secure Boot turned off. Is yours affected?

Secure Boot is an industry standard for ensuring that Windows devices don't load malicious firmware or software during the startup process. If you have it turned on--as you should in most ...

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Jan 2023