Several Synology NAS users in South Korea have been hit by ransomware. The hackers are demanding that victims pay $BTC to decrypt their files.
Local storage devices are compromised primarily because ports are exposed to the internet or the system has vulnerabilities. If you have a NAS at home, disable its default management port for public internet access. Move private keys and seed phrases entirely off internet-connected devices, keeping only handwritten offline copies.
The coins obtained through this kind of ransomware are later funneled through mixers for money laundering, adding scattered sell orders as holders cash out on the secondary market.
Local storage devices are compromised primarily because ports are exposed to the internet or the system has vulnerabilities. If you have a NAS at home, disable its default management port for public internet access. Move private keys and seed phrases entirely off internet-connected devices, keeping only handwritten offline copies.
The coins obtained through this kind of ransomware are later funneled through mixers for money laundering, adding scattered sell orders as holders cash out on the secondary market.