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Fixes have been issued by QNAP for two critical command injection vulnerabilities affecting its network-attached storage devices, which could be leveraged to facilitate arbitrary code execution, reports The Hacker News.

The QNAP TS-451D2 is a four-bay NAS that is easy to use, delivers on-point platter-drive performance, and offers a good mix of I/O ports.

Qlocker ransomware gang is using 7zip utility to lock files on QNAP devices The gang has generated $260,000 in just 5 days from victims Qlocker ransomware gang is using 7zip utility to lock files on QNAP devices A ransomware group has been targeting QNAP NAS users from all over the world in an ongoing attack that has enabled the group to generate about $260,000 within a week by remotely encrypting files on target devices using the 7zip archive utility. According to Bleeping Computer, the Qlock...

QNAP NAS devices under ransomware attack April 26, 2021 QNAP NAS devices under ransomware attack QNAP 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. According to Lawrence Abrams, the ransomware gang has managed to “earn” $260,000 in five days, as many unfortunate victims decided to pay the ransom of 0.01 Bitcoins (around $550) to ...

QNAP removes backdoor account in NAS backup, disaster recovery app By Update: QNAP confirmed that Qlocker ransomware has used the removed backdoor account to hack into some customers NAS devices and encrypt their files. There appears to be a number of users affected by Ransomware (QLocker) due to this vulnerability. Please Update your HBS3 version ASAP QNAP has addressed a critical vulnerability allowing attackers to log into QNAP NAS (network-attached storage) devices using hardcoded cre...

Massive Qlocker ransomware attack uses 7zip to encrypt QNAP devices By A massive ransomware campaign targeting QNAP devices worldwide is underway, and users are finding their files now stored in password-protected 7zip archives. The ransomware is called Qlocker and began targeting QNAP devices on April 19th, 2021. Since then, there has been an enormous amount of activity in our support forum, and ID-Ransomware has seen a surge of submissions from victims. ID-R submissions from Qlocker victims ...

minute read Share this article: Some legacy models of QNAP network attached storage devices are vulnerable to remote unauthenticated attacks because of two unpatched vulnerabilities. Two critical zero-day bugs affect legacy QNAP Systems storage hardware, and expose devices to remote unauthenticated attackers. The bugs, tracked as CVE-2020-2509 and CVE-2021-36195, impact QNAP’s model TS-231 network attached storage (NAS) hardware, allowing an attacker to manipulate stored data an...

M.2 SSD requires expansion board The QNAP TS-253D-4G ($369) is a two-bay NAS designed for business and home users who require a network attached storage device that brings high-speed connectivity and expandability. Powered by a robust 2GHz Intel Celeron J4125 quad-core processor, the TS-253D turned in solid scores in our file transfer performance tests and offers a nice selection of apps. That said, our Editors’ Choice winner for two-bay NAS devices, the Asustor AS6602T, is a bit faster and o...