The criminals behind SynoLocker-ransomware, which data is on a Synology nas secretly is encrypted, to 5500 victims a time limit set. They have a few days to get bitcoins in exchange for the decryptiesleutel.
On the website from which a key is ‘bought’ can be for 0.6 of a bitcoin, converted approximately 260 euros, about to create, is currently a countdown clock is displayed. Victims of the ransomware would have only a few days have time to pay, reports the Finnish F-Secure.
The SynoLocker-makers claim that there is still 5500 keys have not been purchased by victims of the malware. Also threaten them, the remaining keys to sell. Require the criminals 200 bitcoin, equivalent to about 77.100 euro. After the expiry of the time would the website disappear. Furthermore, claim the criminals that all the databases with rsa encryption keys will be erased.
It is unclear still how the ransomware, which strongly resembles the older CryptoLocker, the nas systems of Synology has been able to infect them. It is known that DSM 5.0 and DSM 3.x is not vulnerable, and various DSM 4.x-versions do have a leak include a DSM-update from december 2013 is not installed. Synology now has several updates for DSM 4.x released to fill the gap.
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