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ReadyNAS Pro Business Hacked/Compromised
I have a real problem. About a month ago, my ISP (Time Warner) quarantined my public IP. When I called them, I was told that there was a complaint from Europe that my public IP was trying to brute for...
chirpa wrote:
I suggest backing up data, factory default, copy data back. Consider the OS compromised and don't trust it.
Chirpa, could you elaborate on the commands above?
Should I issue them after I back up the data?
How was OS compromised?
No one knew the root password except for the Netgear people who could pull up the ticket!
Why was I asked to provide root password in the first place? I thought it was strange at the time, but I trusted that was the established procedure. I believe I was later told that they really didn’t need my root password to log in. There was some sort of code that they asked me for that I got from the LED screen, I believe, and I think they used that to log in. This whole thing is bizarre!
What about my data? Did the hackers get to that too? I have all kind of sensitive information stored on the ReadyNAS (such as bank accounts, etc.)
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