➀ Seagate and Malaysian authorities raided a counterfeit hard drive workshop near Kuala Lumpur, seizing 700 drives with reset SMART values;

➁ Used drives originated from China's Chia crypto mining boom and were repackaged as new, with Kioxia and Western Digital models also involved;

➂ Seagate has tightened its supply chain controls and warns consumers to avoid non-authorized sellers globally.