No. I always format every hard drive I buy, but GP asserted that their firmware has likely been compromised for years. That's a strong statement, unsupported

No. I always format every hard drive I buy, but GP asserted that their firmware has likely been compromised for years. That's a strong statement, unsupported by, well, anything. Not saying it isn't true -- and if it is, I want to know about it -- as it puts my systems at risk.