Decryption key released for DeadBolt ransomware after QNAP NAS devices infected

01-Feb-22

DeadBolt affected QNAP network-attached storage (NAS) devices, with Censys estimating that roughly 5,000 out of 130,000 internet-connected machines “exhibited the telltale indications of this specific form of ransomware.”

Customers reported on the QNAP website that the forced firmware update last week blocked a number of difficulties, including the ability to use the decryption key they got after paying the extortion.

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