QNAP shuts down server behind huge brute force attacks

This sneaky new malware is targeting macOS devices without them

Taiwanese hardware vendor QNAP has shut down a server used in a major brute-force hacking operation against Internet-exposed Network Attached Storage (NAS) instances.

In a press release published on QNAP’s website, the company said it partnered with Digital Ocean in a two-day operation to jointly take down a malicious server that acted as a command and control center (C2) that managed a botnet of infected devices.