Synolocker - Cryptolocker for NASes

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andrewNZ
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Synolocker - Cryptolocker for NASes

Post by andrewNZ » Mon Aug 04, 2014 11:10 pm

This is a very real threat, your data is at risk!

This is something I don't know a lot about yet, but for those using a Synology NAS, there is a new version of Cryptolocker specifically targeting them. This exploits a security flaw in the NAS you don't have to do anything to be infected!.

I know of one person already who has been affected.

Basically, if you have a Synology NAS,
- If your NAS is not infected, turn off all remote access options immediately! then backup all data on it.
- If your NAS IS infected turn it OFF, unplug it, and wait.
- Do some serious research into the virus.

The only saving grace at this point appears to be the fact that these NASes are slow, so the encryption takes a long time.

Some links.
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Geekzone, the NZ forum I originally heard about this from
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Re: Synolocker - Cryptolocker for NASes

Post by rudig » Tue Aug 05, 2014 8:25 am

Reportage say only DSM 4 is affected, so upgrade to latest version if possible

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