QNAP customers are once again urged to secure their Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices to avoid falling victim to Agelocker ransomware attacks targeting their data.
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In a security advisory published today, the company says its security team discovered samples of the AgeLocker ransomware in the "marketplace," which has "the potential to affect QNAP NAS devices.".
“To secure your device, we strongly recommend that you regularly update QTS or QuTS hero and all installed applications to their latest versions to benefit from vulnerability fixes,” QNAP said. “You can check the product support status to see the latest available updates for your NAS model.”
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Customers are also warned not to expose their NAS devices to the internet, as this would allow potential attackers to find them and gain access to user data
A QNAP PSIRT spokesperson told BleepingComputer that NAS devices recently compromised by the AgeLocker ransomware were using outdated firmware.
"Therefore, we would like to ask users to update their firmware and apps to the latest version to keep devices safe from attacks," the spokesperson added.
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The AgeLocker ransomware was first detected in July 2020 and has since targeted QNAP NAS devices around the world – specifically in a campaign that ran in September 2020.
Information source: bleepingcomputer.com
