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>It's expected that some owners will most likely throw devices away, thinking they've had a hardware failure without knowing that they've been hit by malware.
by blue_devil 7y ago
>It's expected that some owners will most likely throw devices away, thinking they've had a hardware failure without knowing that they've been hit by malware.
And... more trash. Ugh
- SmellyGeekBoy 7y agoHopefully a lot of these devices are still under warranty and will be returned, but yeah...
- OJFord 7y agoThat's surely just adding miles to the journey, I doubt a returned bricked device is getting repaired or salvaged for parts by the OEM.
- icebraining 7y agoAccording to the article, it just needs a firmware reflash, so I don't see why a manufacturer couldn't repair it and return it to the customer.
- cameronbrown 7y agoMoney - not to mention these devices will just get re-bricked. They have to fix the fundamental problem first.