The article discusses the influx of used hard drives (HDDs) into the secondary market, primarily driven by the collapse of Chia cryptocurrency mining operations. These drives, particularly from Seagate, were sold under false pretenses, with usage logs reset to mislead buyers about their actual operational hours. Reports of over 200 such incidents worldwide highlight a critical lack of transparency in the resale of heavily-used HDDs, raising concerns for enterprise customers relying on resellers without warranty assurances. Seagate has yet to respond to the issue publicly.
The widespread nature of this fraudulent resale practice raises concerns about transparency in the secondary market for used HDDs.
More than 200 reports have surfaced globally, detailing instances where supposedly new Seagate Exos data center HDDs had been in operation for 15,000 to 50,000 hours.
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