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READYCLOUD Appears to have been hacked
I got my weekly security bulletin from my NetGear R6400 this morning and it is full of pages and pages of entries like this: [LAN access from remote] from XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:YYYYY to XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:80, <DATE TIMESTAMP> (IP Addresses and Dates / Times redacted). In reading in the forums this means that there is an actual external accessor on my network and the target for EVERY ATTEMPT was the ReadyNAS. The only reason I can think of that I would start getting NAS remote access successes from Japan, Germany, Brazil, and Russia is that someone hacked into ReadyCloud and compromised my data. Since there is no direct support for issues like this, I'm positng this to the forum. Do any of y'all have recommendations for me other than "terminate ReadyCloud use and go get another product"?Solved6.4KViews0likes9Comments
ReadyCloud replace my ReadyNAS admin page with a new IP address
Since Monday this week I noticed that my Mac ReadyCloud app, when clicking on the admin page link, takes me to "http://5.29.133.212/admin" WHICH IS REALLY STRANGE SINCE I DID NOT ENTER THAT IP. The correct IP, on my local network, still is accessible when entered separately. Is this a security concern? How might this have happened?Solved3.4KViews0likes4Comments
Do I need ReadyCLOUD?
I will soon be receiving a new ReadyNAS which will presumably run the current version of OS 6. I will be using the device for sharing confidential data within my local network, but I have no intention of setting up cloud access through the internet and - least of all - using a cloud service run by someone else, including Netgear. This also includes the backup of the data on my NAS, which I will perform only on locally attached, external drives. From whai I have seen in the internet, you use ReadyCLOUD to set up and administer your OS 6 ReadyNAS. I assume that this means that you have to identify yourself towards ReadyCLOUD, and that your login credentials will be stored 'somewhere'. Does this also imply that I will be at an increased risk of intrusion into my ReadyNAS through the internet? Which of the operations performed through the ReadyCLOUD interface will make my locally stored data accessible through the internet? Which may cause storage of local data on the ReadyCloud server? Finally: Do I need to use ReadyCLOUD at all? Are there alternative methods for setting up and administering my ReadyNAS? Of course, I do not want to be paranoid about data protection. But I neet do make sure who will have access to what, and where pttential gaps are. And there is so little 'substantial' information available about ReadyCLOUD and potential security issues ... Thank you, Andreas7.2KViews1like5Comments