Synology has to release a software update for its nas systems, a leak poem that attackers are allowed to sneak bitcoins to mine on the device. Users complain that certain processes, their computing power opsnoepten.
The conscious update for the nas in the DiskStation Manager software from Synology to run was announced in an e-mail to users, which by Tweaker marcel87 a screenshot is published online. Meanwhile the software in the download center on the site of Synology appeared. In the changelog gives the maker that the update malware of the systems removes previously by a vulnerability that may have been obtained. Thereby specific processes such as minerd and several PWNED variants called.
Last week it was revealed that the nas systems of Synology vulnerable to malware in the background that bitcoins gain. Incidentally, the software would also search for login credentials and passwords. The problems were detected after users indicated that they suffered from a slow nas. Shortly after that gave the manufacturer all the problems to investigate. The problems in version 4.x of the DiskStation Manager software that Synology for nas systems has been developed.