Is ransomware attack on ReadyNAS possible?

Getting back to the original question...

Jarkod wrote:

Synology NAS servers are under attack of SynoLocker ransomware http://www.cso.com.au/article/551527/synolocker_demands_0_6_bitcoin_decrypt_synology_nas_devices/. Devices are encrypted and the owners are demanded to pay 0.6 Bitcoin if they want their data back. I was wondering if such thing is possible in the ReadyNAS realm? How can the ordinary user prevent such things from happening except from going off-line?

Every device you own that is connected to the internet (including your ISP router) is potentially vulnerable to attack, and once compromised can lead to attacks on other devices you own. You can lower the odds greatly by minimizing the attack surface (e.g., turning off services you don't use, being thoughtful about port forwarding), and you can lower the odds further with other best practices (good passwords, applying software updates with security patches). Backups to other devices can help mitigate the damage if you are compromised. But you can't bring the odds down to 0 unless you go totally offline.

Of course the benefits of the internet are huge and with good practices the risks to your systems are low - so the risks generally outweigh the rewards. But it would be foolish to think that this couldn't ever happen to your ReadyNAS (or your ipad or your smartphone or your windows PC or your mac or ...)