WD My Cloud drive contains a backdoor

[captain_to_fire]

4 minutes ago, Drak3 said:

So long as it's open to the network, yes.

Do I need extra hardware for that like an additional wireless AP? 

[Drak3]

1 minute ago, hey_yo_ said:

Do I need extra hardware for that like an additional wireless AP? 

No, you just need to configure the OS for file sharing.

[captain_to_fire]

3 minutes ago, Drak3 said:

No, you just need to configure the OS for file sharing.

Thanks ?

[NumLock21]

1 hour ago, LtRavens said:

*watches Cyberspirit pull out a stone tablet and chisel* 

Dear god...

Can't write without a rock.

 

[mr moose]

I'm more interested to know why WD haven't responded.   By the sounds of it it is going to require a firmware update to fix which is bordering on requiring a recall for most domestic users.   

[Crunchy Dragon]

Luckily I use a MyPassport drive

[Energycore]

4 hours ago, NumLock21 said:

Now I just use a SATA to USB adapter

Are there adapters that give you both power and data or do you have to pull power from the wall?

[mr moose]

15 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Are there adapters that give you both power and data or do you have to pull power from the wall?

Mine pulls from the wall,  you can get ones that power through the USB however the problem with those is you are limited to 2.5" drives as the standard 3.5" drives require too much power.

[Energycore]

Just now, mr moose said:

Mine pulls from the wall,  you can get ones that power through the USB however the problem with those is you are limited to 2.5" drives as the standard 3.5" drives require too much power.

I figured. I need one of those! Do you think you could power a 3.5" 5400RPM drive off the USB header?

[mr moose]

4 minutes ago, Energycore said:

I figured. I need one of those! Do you think you could power a 3.5" 5400RPM drive off the USB header?

Depends on the drive but generally no,

 

ssd = upto 3 watts

2.5" = 0.7 to 3watts

3.5 = 6.5 - 9 watts

 

 

USB1-2 output 500ma (2.5 watts)

USB 3 900Ma (4.5 watts)

 

While there will be fluctuation I wouldn't count on anything being higher than that unless specified (i.e fast charge supported USB ports)

[NumLock21]

33 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Are there adapters that give you both power and data or do you have to pull power from the wall?

The 2.5" one gets both data and power from a single usb port. For the 3.5" it needs a power adapter. Some SSD used to come with one with their drives.

[Energycore]

7 minutes ago, mr moose said:

Depends on the drive but generally no,

 

ssd = upto 3 watts

2.5" = 0.7 to 3watts

3.5 = 6.5 - 9 watts

 

 

USB1-2 output 500ma (2.5 watts)

USB 3 900Ma (4.5 watts)

 

While there will be fluctuation I wouldn't count on anything being higher than that unless specified (i.e fast charge supported USB ports)

So according to those numbers, there should be an adapter for 3.5" drives that uses 2 USB 3 ports

 

Just wishful thinking here.

[NumLock21]

1 minute ago, Energycore said:

So according to those numbers, there should be an adapter for 3.5" drives that uses 2 USB 3 ports

 

Just wishful thinking here.

They do not exist. The 2.5" and 3.5" are different adapters.

[Energycore]

Just now, NumLock21 said:

They do not exist. The 2.5" and 3.5" are different adapters.

Brb making a patent

[mr moose]

3 minutes ago, Energycore said:

So according to those numbers, there should be an adapter for 3.5" drives that uses 2 USB 3 ports

 

Just wishful thinking here.

 

If only it worked like that.

[Energycore]

3 minutes ago, mr moose said:

 

If only it worked like that.

If you couldn't already tell I am not an engineer. Though better to have this hassle and not a backdoor

[Crunchy Dragon]

27 minutes ago, Energycore said:

I figured. I need one of those! Do you think you could power a 3.5" 5400RPM drive off the USB header?

My WD MyPassport drive pulls its power over USB 3, although my external Seagate drive(which is a full 3.5" drive) takes its power from the wall.

[mr moose]

1 minute ago, Energycore said:

If you couldn't already tell I am not an engineer. Though better to have this hassle and not a backdoor

The thing is some motherboards do put out enough power,  Some are designed to do charging as well or are simply designed with the idea that several devices are going to be powered from the same supply.   If you check yours you might just have enough power on your USB3 to get away with it on a WD green or something like that.  Otherwise for fail safe and portability (for use on other computers) the wall plug really isn't that inconvenient.

[NumLock21]

5 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Brb making a patent

They do have it for USB 2, saw quite a few of them, especially those really cheap ones.

Here are the adapters, the first 2 will work with 2.5" and 3.5" drives, these will require a power adapter no matter what drive you using including the 2.5".  One of them also supports IDE. This one, will end up with more cables once it's all set up. The other one is just a single power adapter and USB 3 cable.

https://www.amahttps://www.amazon.com/Vantec-CB-ST00U3-NexStar-Optical-Storage/dp/B07452Z3KH/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1515302434&sr=8-5&

https://www.amazon.com/Vantec-CB-ST00U3-NexStar-Optical-Storage/dp/B07452Z3KH/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1515302434&sr=8-5&keywords=vantec+sata+to+usb+3.0

 

This one is for 2.5" drives only and they don't need a power adapter

https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-SATA-Drive-Adapter-Cable/dp/B00HJZJI84/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1515302953&sr=1-3&keywords=laptop+hdd+to+usb+adapter

[Arika]

*waits for someone to claim this is because of the meltdown bug and therefor intels fault*

[Master Disaster]

Not that I'm defending this (im not) but aanyone who has their NAS open to anything outside their LAN is signing their own death warrant anyway.

[Bananasplit_00]

11 hours ago, valdyrgramr said:

And thus everyone started buying Seagates.

And thus everyone lost all their data to early spontaneous HDD death /s

 

11 hours ago, Cyberspirit said:

At this point, we need to throw everything electronic away and go back to the old ways.

 

 

11 hours ago, SC2Mitch said:

why don't we just go to fucking books?

TO THE AMISH SETTLEMENT! SHUNNED BE TECHNOLOGY, PURGE THIS WORLD OF THIS WORK OF SATAN! 

[Matu20]

This past 2 months has been horrible for security

[Stefan1024]

You make a backdoor and use a password with abc and 12345?!?

 

I can't even...

[mynameisjuan]

3 minutes ago, Stefan1024 said:

You make a backdoor and use a password with abc and 12345?!?

 

I can't even...

Hey they threw in a cba to give them a curve ball