"QNAP Warns of Deadbolt Ransomware Targeting NAS Devices"

QNAP is alerting customers that attackers are using known vulnerabilities in previous versions of the company's software for some of its Network-Attached Storage (NAS) devices to launch Deadbolt ransomware. The company has published an advisory stating that its internal incident response team had detected a new wave of ransomware attacks in recent days. Deadbolt ransomware criminals have already targeted QNAP devices in the past, claiming to have a zero-day in the NAS software. The most recent attacks have targeted Internet-facing devices running QTS software versions 4.3.6 and 4.4.1. According to the QNAP Product Security Incident Response Team (QNAP PSIRT), the attack targeted NAS systems running QTS 4.3.6 and QTS 4.4.1, with the most affected models being the TS-x51 and TS-x53 series. QNAP advises all NAS customers to verify and upgrade QTS to the most recent version as soon as possible, and to avoid exposing their NAS device to the Internet. This article continues to discuss the QNAP's warning regarding attackers' targeting of QNAP NAS devices to install Deadbolt ransomware. 

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