Security News > 2021 > January > QNAP warns users to secure NAS devices against Dovecat malware
QNAP urges customers to secure their network-attached storage devices against an ongoing malware campaign that infects and exploits them to mine bitcoin without their knowledge.
QNAP also published a knowledgebase article in November explaining that NAS devices with dovecat and dedpma running processes are compromised and running a Bitcoin miner malware.
To block future attacks or malware infections affecting their devices, users should also remove all unknown or suspicious accounts and applications from their NAS systems.
QNAP's NAS devices have been under siege before, with the company warning of QSnatch malware and Muhstik Ransomware infections in September and October 2019.
An eCh0raix Ransomware campaign targeted QNAP NAS devices with outdated QTS firmware and weak passwords in August 2019.
More recently, in September 2020, QNAP also alerted customers of a recent wave of ransomware attacks AgeLocker Ransomware attacks targeting publicly exposed NAS devices.