“QNAP’s unpatched network-attached-storage (NAS) devices are the latest devices to be targeted in ongoing attacks, which are aimed at taking them over for use as cryptocurrency miners.”
QNAP tells NAS users to update firmware to avoid new type of ransomware
“Taiwanese hardware vendor QNAP urged customers last week to update the firmware and apps installed on their network-attached storage (NAS) devices to avoid infections with a new strain of ransomware named AgeLocker.”
CISA says 62,000 QNAP NAS devices have been infected with the QSnatch malware
“Cyber-security agencies from the UK and the US have published today a joint security alert about QSnatch, a strain of malware that has been infecting network-attached storage (NAS) devices from Taiwanese device maker QNAP.”
NAS devices targeted by ransomware attack
“QNAP network-attached storage (NAS) devices are once again under attack as the operators of the eCh0raix ransomware have launched a new wave of attacks. The eCh0raix ransomware was first deployed last July when its creators released the first version of their malware into the wild.”
