Western Digital

Western Digital

https://www.westerndigital.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/western-digital/

Western Digital Corporation, a publicly owned company founded in 1970, is a US-based manufacturer of computer hardware. Employing approximately 26,400 people, the company's primary focus is the design and production of data storage solutions.

2025 Revenue

Founded

1970

Headcount

26,396

Headquarters

US

Primary Segment

Consumer electronics

Ownership

Publicly Owned

News Summary:

Toshiba Corp issued a legal warning to Western Digital Corp on an unspecified date, instructing the company to cease what Toshiba described as "harassment." During the recent three months, 23 analysts offered varied opinions on Western Digital, with a mix of positive and negative assessments. The analysts' ratings shifted over the past 30 days compared to previous months. Western Digital's success is linked to the growth of the artificial intelligence market, specifically leveraging hard disk drives to meet the increasing demand for data storage. Growing data storage needs are benefiting Western Digital and its competitor, Seagate.

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Western Digital offers 3 products in the media tech and media and telecoms services industries. Western Digital's product portfolio comprises of media cloud and storage, content acquisition and consumer electronics.

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Western Digital's revenues were $9.5B in 2025. Caretta Research has split Western Digital's revenue into 3 different product categories, the largest of which is consumer devices, which represents 100% of Western Digital's revenue.

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Jan

27th

2026

08:11

Top In-Vehicle Storage Innovations for OEMs in 2026 | Sandisk

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Jan

27th

2026

04:27

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

WD Discovery Desktop App for Windows Vulnerability Enables Arbitrary Code Execution

A serious security vulnerability in Western Digital’s WD Discovery desktop application has been disclosed, potentially allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code on Windows systems. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-30248, affects WD Discovery version 5.2.730 and all prior releases.

Cyber Security News

Jan

27th

2026

02:30

Capital Investment, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag

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Jan

27th

2026

02:24

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

WD Discovery Desktop App Vulnerability Allows Arbitrary Code Execution on Windows

Western Digital has disclosed a critical security vulnerability in its WD Discovery desktop application for Windows that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-30248, affects all versions of WD Discovery before version 5.3 and was patched in December 2025.

Jan

26th

2026

18:30

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

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Jan

26th

2026

16:17

Dark Data Economics: HDD Storage for AI and Machine Learning

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Western Digital

Jan

26th

2026

08:58

Capital Investment, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag

AI Bubble Watch: Will Hot Memory Market Fade?

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Jan

26th

2026

02:28

Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag

NAND Flash’s Reversal of Fortune Amid the AI Boom

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Jan

26th

2026

01:13

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

SATA Still Alive, But Aging: What’s Next for Storage?

The storage landscape is undergoing a significant shift, prompting speculation about the future of the Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) interface. Recent reports suggested Samsung might discontinue SATA-based solid-state drive (SSD) production as early as 2026, sparking debate about the longevity of this widely used technology.

Jan

25th

2026

18:30

Financial Results, Capital Investment, Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

S&P 500 Enters a Test Phase as Tech Earnings Drive Allocation Choices

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Jan

25th

2026

05:33

Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag

SanDisk Corp (SNDK) Rises 1015% in Six Months on AI Memory Demand

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Jan

24th

2026

14:37

Capital Investment, Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Sandisk Stock Shows Why Investing Is Hard

Don't look now, but Sandisk (NASDAQ: SNDK) is the hottest stock in the S&P 500 . Today's youth may be unaware that this company pioneered solid-state memory in the 1990s and went public over 30 years ago.

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