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New eCh0raix Ransomware Variant Targets QNAP and Synology Network

Palo Alto Unit 42by Ruchna Nigam, Haozhe Zhang, Zhibin Zhang ()12 min read9 · 3 reads
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2021-28799
Improper Authorization in QNAP HBS 3 Allows Remote Login to NAS Devices
9.878%KEVRansomware
KEV

Indicators of compromise

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TypeIndicatorContext
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ipv4161.35.151.35ApiKey/-xS-0UcHPaAJgaQCkyE29icDiJeAakj7 Socks5 Proxies used 161[.]35.151.35:9100 185[.]10.68.89:9100 185[.]181.229.175:9100 176[.]122
ipv4176.122.23.54.]35.151.35:9100 185[.]10.68.89:9100 185[.]181.229.175:9100 176[.]122.23.54:9100 Appendix 530 file extensions targeted by the new var
ipv4183.76.46.3061638d06f3fed7389e1b163da7a1cc62a666d0a88baf47 Payload URLs 183[.]76.46.30/1/crp_linux_arm 183[.]76.46.30/1/crp_linux_386 98[.]144.5
ipv4185.10.68.89QCkyE29icDiJeAakj7 Socks5 Proxies used 161[.]35.151.35:9100 185[.]10.68.89:9100 185[.]181.229.175:9100 176[.]122.23.54:9100 Appendix
ipv4185.181.229.175ocks5 Proxies used 161[.]35.151.35:9100 185[.]10.68.89:9100 185[.]181.229.175:9100 176[.]122.23.54:9100 Appendix 530 file extensions ta
ipv42.37.149.230[.]42.152.46/h/crp_linux_386 64[.]42.152.46/h/crp_linux_arm 2[.]37.149.230/1/crp_linux_386 2[.]37.149.230/1/crp_linux_arm C2 Request
ipv464.42.152.46the device, aiming to fetch malware from the remote server 64[.]42[.]152[.]46 and run it on the victim device. The payload is still
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Unit 42 researchers have discovered a new variant of eCh0raix ransomware targeting Synology network-attached storage (NAS) and Quality Network Appliance Provider (QNAP) NAS devices. To achieve this, attackers are also leveraging CVE-2021-28799 to deliver the new eCh0raix ransomware variant to QNAP devices.

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