Tag Archives: Synology

I: Microsoft Defender flags Synology backups as a Trojan (August 3, 2026)

Posted on 2026-08-04 by guenni

[German]A German blog reader contacted me about a strange behavior, he faced on hypervisors. Microsoft Defender flags Synology backups on the affected user's servers as a Trojan. As a result, the backups no longer run. The reader wrote to me … Continue reading →

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Attacks on OpenVPN servers (Synology and others) since Feb. 2024

Posted on 2024-02-24 by guenni

[German]It seems that products, that using OpenVPN servers, are now under (Brute Force) attacks. A blog reader contacted me by email the other day because he had observed strange behavior. His logs showed access attempts from the same IP addresses … Continue reading →

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Multiple Vulnerabilities in Synology NAS systems

Posted on 2019-01-04 by guenni

[German]There is a critical vulnerability in the Netatalk (Apple AFP) system software used by Synology NAS devices. Attackers could remotely execute malicious code on the device. A security update is available for affected devices. And Synology has issued two warnings … Continue reading →

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