cyber
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.85
Western Digital discloses network breach affecting online store customer data
WESTERN DIGITAL CORP
- Unauthorized third party accessed Western Digital systems on March 26, 2023; discovered same day, disclosed April 2.
- Customer data obtained includes names, addresses, emails, phone numbers; encrypted passwords and partial credit card numbers.
- My Cloud service restored April 13; online store access expected restored week of May 15, 2023.
- Factories remained operational throughout; company is shipping products to meet customer needs.
- Investigation ongoing with outside forensic experts; company will communicate directly with impacted customers.