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PALO ALTO, Calif., May 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Hacker Mind, a narrative-style podcast produced by ForAllSecure Inc. and hosted by Robert Vamosi, has gained over 10,000 downloads within its first seven months. Available on
The Hacker Mind is an original podcast from ForAllSecure. It’s the stories from the individuals behind the hacks you’ve read about, sharing a view of the hackers and their world that you may not have heard before. The Hacker Mind is about tapping into the secret world of hacking and uncovering the skills needed to hack for a living. We ve woven together the anecdotes of prominent hackers like
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 Qlocker ransomware operation is exploiting some recently disclosed vulnerabilities to compromise QNAP devices and remotely execute the 7zip utility to password-protect all files on victims NAS storage devices.
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 receive the password that would unlock their files.
What happened?
CVE-2020-36195, an SQL injection vulnerability affecting QNAP NAS running Multimedia Console or the Media Streaming add-on
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