TOSHIBA BACKUP DRIVES ARE NOT SECURE. CRITICAL VULNERABILITIES IN STORAGE BACKUP & SECURITY SOFTWARE, HDD PASSWORD TOOL

Cybersecurity specialists have revealed the presence of a potential security vulnerability in three backup and security software applications for Toshiba Canvio external hard drive product. For security, Toshiba advises administrators of the affected software to upgrade to the latest version, available on the company’s website.

This potential security flaw resides in Storage Backup Software, Storage Security Software and HDD Password Tool, all executables on Windows operating systems. These applications are designed to be used with these specific HDD products.

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