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Synology NAS Devices Hit in Ransomware Attack, Firm Advises Upgrade

Aug

2014

A network-attached storage (NAS) vendor has confirmed that ransomware is targeting some of its devices and urged users to upgrade. Taiwanese-based Synology issued a statement about the issue after users on an online forum reported that ransomware known as ‘SynoLocker’ was targeting their Diskstation devices. According to users, the attack encrypts files and demands the […]

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Hacked Synology NAS systems used in big-profit cryptocurrency mining scheme

Jun

2014

A hacker exploited publicly known vulnerabilities to install malware on network-attached storage systems manufactured by Synology and used their computing power to generate Dogecoins, a type of cryptocurrency.

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