Any hard drive can fail, regardless of brand, usage, or other factors. Seagate external hard drives are no different: Even if you’ve used your external drive sparingly — and you’ve maintained excellent operating conditions — failures can occur.  If the...

Air-gapped systems are a mainstay of IT security — but even air-gapped systems can be vulnerable to sophisticated attacks.  According to a report from ESET Research, government agencies in Europe are learning this lesson the hard way. The GoldenJackal...

In September 2024, the FBI San Diego Field Office seized three websites owned by “cryptocurrency recovery services” that allegedly defrauded victims by promising results that they couldn’t deliver — and charging upfront for each attempt.  Cryptocurrency recovery is a legitimate...

One minute you’re enjoying a cup of coffee while working on your laptop, and the next, your drink is all over your keyboard.  This nightmare scenario is surprisingly common — it’s one of the most common types of requests that...

You’ve probably heard that opening a hard drive can cause instant data loss. This isn’t always 100% accurate — your data isn’t going to vanish in a puff of smoke or spill onto the floor the second that you open...

Hurricane Helene made landfall on September 26, 2024, has caused significant damage and killed at least 41 people across Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas.At Datarecovery.com, we anticipate an influx of water-damaged hard drives, solid-state drives (SSDs), and servers over...

Target Disk Mode is a special boot mode for Intel-based Macs (and an option in macOS Recovery on Macs with Apple silicon) that allows you to connect one Mac to another and use the first Mac as an external storage...

Rhode Island’s Providence Public Schools (PPSD) district has allegedly fallen victim to a major ransomware attack.The cybercriminal group, Medusa, is reportedly demanding a ransom of $1 million and claims to have stolen 201.4 GB of sensitive data, including financial...

Your hard drive’s malfunctioning, and you’re pretty sure it’s an issue with the electronics. Can you simply swap out the Printed Circuit Board (PCB) with an identical model?No, for several reasons. First and foremost, finding a truly identical replacement...

Microsoft is using automation to reduce electronic waste (e-waste) — by disassembling hard drives onsite at data centers.  “We believe that we can improve our current waste reduction efforts and take an innovative approach inspired by the concept of circularity,”...