January 26, 2022 By Pierluigi Paganini
New malware is targeting targets QNAP NAS devices, it is the DeadBolt ransomware and ask 50 BTC for master key
DeadBolt ransomware is targeting QNAP NAS devices worldwide, its operators claim the availability of a zero-day exploit that allows them to encrypt the content of the infected systems.
Once encrypted the content of the device, the ransomware appends .deadbolt extension to the name of the excerpted files and deface the login page of the QNAP NAS to display the following message:
“WARNING: Your files have been locked by DeadBolt”
