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Can a 314 ReadyNAS get hacked?
I am really worried : A few days ago I had to have tech support to me brand new 314 readyNAS. I was asked for my password by the online tech and left it in tech support mode for 12 hours until the ...
StephenB wrote:
alexofindy wrote: I don't have port forwarding enabled Which of course means a boatload of ports were forwarded.
mdgm wrote: ...You had it on DMZ.
Pretty sure it was IanWilson who had the device in DMZ.
@Alexofindy, if you don't have any port forwarding towards your NAS - nobody can access the NAS from outside your network, and if they're inside your network I'd say that's quite a security hole you need to fix. If you're very worried about it, disable SSH on the device and then the only way someone can gain access to the OS of the NAS would be to have inside access to your network, figure out your web GUI admin password (which should be strong) and enable SSH.
I'd say this is very unlikely to happen.
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