Security News > 2021 > December > Warning: Yet Another Bitcoin Mining Malware Targeting QNAP NAS Devices

Network-attached storage appliance maker QNAP on Tuesday released a new advisory warning of a cryptocurrency mining malware targeting its devices, urging customers to take preventive steps with immediate effect.

"A bitcoin miner has been reported to target QNAP NAS. Once a NAS is infected, CPU usage becomes unusually high where a process named '[oom reaper]' could occupy around 50% of the total CPU usage," the Taiwanese company said in an alert.

QNAP said it's currently investigating the infections, but did not share more information on the initial access vector that's being used to compromise the NAS devices.

QNAP NAS devices have long been a lucrative target for a number of malicious campaigns in recent years.

In July 2020, cybersecurity agencies in the U.S. and U.K. issued a joint bulletin about a threat that infected the NAS devices with a data-stealing malware dubbed QSnatch.

As of April this year, QNAP NAS devices have also been the target of eCh0raix and Qlocker ransomware attacks.

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