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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...
Here's an interesting read: http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/08/whitehats-recover-victims-keys-to-cryptolocker-ransomware/
Doesn't work with Synolocker, but it does show that these kinds of hacks can be countered.
For the hack to raise money for the hacker there needs to be a fairly automated way to decrypt the files which means there likely is a way it can be reverse engineered.
Still even if files could be decrypted I'd have concerns.
Backups are important and so is security.
Doesn't work with Synolocker, but it does show that these kinds of hacks can be countered.
For the hack to raise money for the hacker there needs to be a fairly automated way to decrypt the files which means there likely is a way it can be reverse engineered.
Still even if files could be decrypted I'd have concerns.
Backups are important and so is security.
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