
WD writes, 'Western Digital strives to provide reliable and trustworthy storage solutions for businesses and consumers alike. It appears that WD is simply ceasing support for devices with specific security risks rather than undertake the arduous task of updating device compatibility for the latest update.

A couple of weeks later, it became clear that a similar security risk affected additional Network Attached Storage (NAS) hard drives. In June, we wrote about a vulnerability with My Book Live devices that resulted in some users losing their data. My Cloud OS 5 released in March of this year and includes major security updates to address vulnerabilities. If your device is compatible with My Cloud OS 5, which you can check here, you should upgrade now to continue to have remote access to your storage device. The company has also announced that devices compatible with My Cloud OS 5 will no longer support previous generations of My Cloud OS. Western Digital (WD) has announced that it is ending support for prior generations of My Cloud OS, including My Cloud OS 2 and 3.
