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Android devices delivered to employees with pre-installed malware

A test of Android devices used in two unnamed companies revealed that 38 of them were infected with malware before being delivered to the employees. These were smartphones by …

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Ransomware attacks growing rapidly, organizations are struggling

The percentage of ransomware attacks increased from 5.5%, to 10.5% of all recognized malware attacks from July to December 2016, according to Check Point. Check Point …

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Charger mobile ransomware steals contacts and SMS messages

Check Point’s mobile security researchers have discovered a new ransomware in Google Play, dubbed Charger. Charger was found embedded in an app called EnergyRescue. The …

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Significant decrease in Locky ransomware attacks

Locky ransomware attacks have dramatically decreased during December 2016, according to Check Point. Locky, which uses massive spam campaigns as a major distribution vector, …

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New sheriffs in town: No More Ransom

A couple of months ago, Intel Security, Kaspersky Lab, Dutch National Police and Europol announced the No More Ransom initiative. Such an initiative was a true example of the …

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Gooligan Android malware used to breach a million Google accounts

Check Point security researchers have revealed a new variant of Android malware, breaching the security of more than one million Google accounts. The new malware campaign, …

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Locky hidden in image file hitting Facebook, LinkedIn users

Malware masquerading as an image file is still spreading on Facebook, LinkedIn, and other social networks. Check Point researchers have apparently discovered how cyber crooks …

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Ransomware families and volume of attacks continue to rise

Both the number of variants of ransomware and volume of malware attacks were on the rise in August, according to Check Point. During August, the number of active ransomware …

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The inner workings of the Cerber ransomware campaign

Check Point’s research team has analysed the inner workings of Cerber, the world’s biggest ransomware-as-a-service scheme. Cerber execution flow Cerber is a ransomware …

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New vulnerabilities affect over 900 million Android devices, enable complete control of devices

Check Point researchers have announced four new vulnerabilities that affect over 900 million Android smartphones and tablets at DEF CON in Las Vegas. QuadRooter is a set of …

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Malware families attacking business networks continue to grow

The number of active global malware families increased by 15 percent in May 2016, according to Check Point. They detected 2,300 unique and active malware families attacking …

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Vulnerabilities in Facebook Chat and Messenger exploitable with basic HTML knowledge

Check Point’s security research team has discovered vulnerabilities in Facebook’s standard online Chat function, and its separately downloaded Messenger app. The …

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