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Seagate's fraudulent HDD scandal expands: IronWolf Pro hard drives reportedly also affected

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A scheme involving resale of used Seagate Exos enterprise-grade hard drives as new was uncovered earlier this month .

It reportedly affects not only Exos HDDs but also Seagate 's IronWolf Pro HDDs, according to ComputerBase .

Fraudsters erase usage records, alter serial numbers, and modify labels to deceive buyers.

So far, no similar cases have been reported for Toshiba or Western Digital.

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