Security News > 2022 > January > The Week in Ransomware - January 28th 2022 - Get NAS devices off the Internet
It's been a busy week with ransomware attacks tied to political protests, new attacks on NAS devices, amazing research released about tactics, REvil's history, and more.
A new DeadBolt ransomware group is encrypting QNAP NAS devices worldwide using what they claim is a zero-day vulnerability in the device's software.
January 26th 2022 QNAP warns of new DeadBolt ransomware encrypting NAS devices.
QNAP is warning customers again to secure their Internet-exposed Network Attached Storage devices to defend against ongoing and widespread attacks targeting their data with the new DeadBolt ransomware strain.
January 28th 2022 QNAP force-installs update after DeadBolt ransomware hits 3,600 devices.
QNAP force-updated customer's Network Attached Storage devices with firmware containing the latest security updates to protect against the DeadBolt ransomware, which has already encrypted over 3,600 devices.