Ransomware Attack on the QNAP Device – The Case Study

Abstract:

In today’s world, cloud services and NAS devices are gaining more and more attention. Because of this trend, cybercriminals are targeting many ransomware attacks on NAS devices. In many cases, successful attacks lead to permanent loss of data. In this paper, we briefly describe the real attack on the QNAP device we have been working on. As a result, we also describe some simple precautions that can allow users to avoid ransomware attacks in the future.