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Is ransomware attack on ReadyNAS possible?
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 a...
There is a famous quote in security that says :
Nothing is ever fully secured. All you can do is decrease the odds or the impact of an event. Although in this case you may be safe because it seems that attackers exploited a synology hole on systems with 4.3 and that systems with 5.0 are not affected. So having you NAS up to date may be enough to avoid this one (but they may update the virus, or there may be a new one though or any other kind of attack/failure).
http://www.zdnet.com/ransomware-attacks ... 000032335/
So my advice is to properly backup preventively then reduce attack surface and you should be spared (or have really bad luck).
The only system which is truly secure is one which is switched off and unplugged locked in a titanium lined safe, buried in a concrete bunker, and is surrounded by nerve gas and very highly paid armed guards. Even then, I wouldn't stake my life on it.
-- Gene Spafford, Director, Computer Operations, Audit, and Security Technology (COAST) Project, Purdue University
Nothing is ever fully secured. All you can do is decrease the odds or the impact of an event. Although in this case you may be safe because it seems that attackers exploited a synology hole on systems with 4.3 and that systems with 5.0 are not affected. So having you NAS up to date may be enough to avoid this one (but they may update the virus, or there may be a new one though or any other kind of attack/failure).
http://www.zdnet.com/ransomware-attacks ... 000032335/
So my advice is to properly backup preventively then reduce attack surface and you should be spared (or have really bad luck).
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