According to German news outlet Heise, notable progress has been made regarding the counterfeit Seagate hard drive case. During the raid, authorities reportedly uncovered approximately 700 counterfeit Seagate hard drives, with SMART values that had been reset to facilitate their sale as new. The perpetrators were reportedly marketing these counterfeit hard drives on prominent platforms such as Shopee and Lazada at exceptionally low prices. Partners are now contractually obliged to purchase and resell Seagate hard drives exclusively from authorized Seagate distributors. Since we live in a globally connected world, it would be naive to think that none of the counterfeit hard drives made it to the U.S. market.