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A newly discovered eCh0raix ransomware variant has added support for encrypting both QNAP and Synology Network-Attached Storage devices. The ransomware hit QNAP NAS devices in multiple waves, with two large-scale ones were reported in June 2019 and in June 2020.
Taiwan-based network-attached storage maker QNAP has addressed a critical security vulnerability enabling attackers to compromise vulnerable NAS devices' security. The improper access control vulnerability tracked as CVE-2021-28809 was found by Ta-Lun Yen of TXOne IoT/ICS Security Research Labs in HBS 3 Hybrid Backup Sync, QNAP's disaster recovery and data backup solution.
Taiwanese network-attached storage appliance manufacturer QNAP Systems has revealed that a vulnerability in its Hybrid Backup Sync software has been exploited in Qlocker ransomware attacks. Last month, the maker of NAS devices and professional network video recorder solutions warned of QNAP NAS devices being targeted by two ransomware families known as Qlocker and eCh0raix, advising users to download and install its Malware Remover tool to identify infections.
QNAP is advising customers to update the HBS 3 disaster recovery app to block Qlocker ransomware attacks targeting their Internet-exposed Network Attached Storage devices. "The ransomware known as Qlocker exploits CVE-2021-28799 to attack QNAP NAS running certain versions of HBS 3," the Taiwan-based NAS appliance maker said in a security advisory issued today.
The Qlocker ransomware gang has shut down their operation after earning $350,000 in a month by exploiting vulnerabilities in QNAP NAS devices. As a possible sign of their impending shutdown, the Qlocker Tor sites began displaying a message stating that "This site will be closed soon."
Network-attached storage appliance manufacturer QNAP Systems says it is investigating reports of malicious attacks targeting NAS devices. Known worldwide for its NAS and professional network video recorder solutions, the Taiwan-based company on Friday issued two advisories to warn of a new wave of attacks targeting its users, urging them to ensure that their NAS devices are not exposed to the Internet.
QNAP warns customers of an actively exploited Roon Server zero-day bug and eCh0raix ransomware attacks targeting their Network Attached Storage devices. "The eCh0raix ransomware has been reported to affect QNAP NAS devices," the company said.
QNAP NAS devices under ransomware attackQNAP NAS device owners are once again under attack by ransomware operators, who are exploiting a recently fixed vulnerability to lock data on vulnerable devices by using the 7-Zip open-source file archiver utility. Q1 2021 ransomware trends: Most attacks involved threat to leak stolen dataThe vast majority of ransomware attacks now include the theft of corporate data, Coveware says, but victims of data exfiltration extortion have very little to gain by paying a cyber criminal.
QNAP customers are once again urged to secure their Network Attached Storage devices to defend against Agelocker ransomware attacks targeting their data. In a security advisory published earlier today, the company says that its security team has discovered AgeLocker ransomware samples in the wild, with "The potential to affect QNAP NAS devices."
QNAP customers are once again urged to secure their Network Attached Storage devices to defend against Agelocker ransomware attacks targeting their data. In a security advisory published earlier today, the company says that its security team has discovered AgeLocker ransomware samples in the wild, with "The potential to affect QNAP NAS devices."