December 27, 2021 By Pierluigi Paganini
A new wave of ech0raix ransomware attacks is targeting QNAP network-attached storage (NAS) devices.
The threat actors behind the ech0raix ransomware are targeting NAP network-attached storage (NAS) devices. Users reported numerous compromises of their devices a few days before Christmas.
According to BleepingComputer, forum users reported an intensification of the attacks since December 20, the analysis of submissions to the ID ransomware service for this specific threat started to increase on December 19 and reached a peak on December 20.
At this time, it is not clear how threat actors compromised the QNAP devices, some users claim that attackers exploited a flaw in the Photo Station software to hack them.
