QNAP’s Whack-a-Mole: Hacking Havoc Turned Hilarious
Batten down the hatches! QNAP, the Taiwanese hardware vendor, found itself playing a high-stakes game of digital Whack-a-Mole against a major brute-force hacking operation. The key takeaway from this “QNAP Brute-Force Hacking Mitigation” episode? Even our NAS devices aren’t immune to the internet’s boogeyman. Who knew our biggest concern shouldn’t be misplacing last year’s tax return?
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Yikes! QNAP, a Taiwanese hardware vendor, found itself in a heated game of digital Whack-a-Mole when its server was used for a major brute-force hacking operation. They've since shut it down, but not before it had its wicked way with numerous internet-exposed network-attached storage (NAS) instances. I guess this serves as a reminder that even our storage devices aren't safe from the boogeyman of the internet. And here I was, thinking my biggest worry was forgetting where I saved last year's tax return.