Security News > 2021 > March > Unpatched QNAP devices are being hacked to mine cryptocurrency
Unpatched network-attached storage devices are targeted in ongoing attacks where the attackers try to take them over and install cryptominer malware to mine for cryptocurrency.
All NAS devices with QNAP firmware released before August 2020 are currently vulnerable to these attacks.
"To ensure the security of their QNAP NAS, users are urged to install their applicable update(s) at the earliest convenience," QNAP said.
In January, QNAP warned customers of another series of attacks that infect and exploit QNAP NAS devices to mine bitcoin without their knowledge.
QNAP's NAS devices have been under attack for a while now, with customers being warned of QSnatch malware and Muhstik Ransomware infections in September and October 2019.
More recently, in September 2020, QNAP informed customers of a wave of AgeLocker Ransomware attacks on publicly exposed NAS devices.