QNAP NAS devices under ransomware attack - Help Net Security
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 ...