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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...
if you left ssh open its very likely the readynas itself was brute-forced into, or some priviledge escalation exploit as chirpa suggested.
I once had my pro hacked/rooted and found it making connections to russia and other strange countries.
This is a perfect case where a 'factory default without losing data' would come in handy.
In any case, I would definately ensure you have backups and triple checked it for any corrupted or compromised files, then do a boot menu factory default.
you may also want to have a close look @ viewtopic.php?f=35&t=35366
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=42835&p=240082&hilit=+hacked#p240082
I once had my pro hacked/rooted and found it making connections to russia and other strange countries.
This is a perfect case where a 'factory default without losing data' would come in handy.
In any case, I would definately ensure you have backups and triple checked it for any corrupted or compromised files, then do a boot menu factory default.
you may also want to have a close look @ viewtopic.php?f=35&t=35366
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=42835&p=240082&hilit=+hacked#p240082
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