People aren't forging SMART drive diagnostics. These are <$100 components anyway.
SMART stats are cleared on secondhand or "refurbished" drives quite frequently
e.g. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42864788
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SMART stats are cleared on secondhand or "refurbished" drives quite frequently
e.g. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42864788