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Vulnerability found in Guard Provider, Xiaomi’s pre-installed security app

April 4, 2019

Check Point Research discovered a vulnerability in one of the preinstalled apps on devices manufactured by one of the world’s biggest mobile vendors, Xiaomi. The vulnerability …

Researchers expose massive mobile adware and data stealing campaigns with 250 million downloads

March 13, 2019

Check Point Research has uncovered two massive mobile adware and data stealing campaigns, which have already had over 250 million downloads combined globally. Both target …

Researchers unveil February 2019’s most wanted malware

March 12, 2019

Coinhive has once again led Check Point’s Global Threat Index for the 15th consecutive month, despite the announcement that its services have been shut down from March …

Windows Servers in danger of being compromised via WDS bug

March 7, 2019

Checkpoint has released more details about CVE-2018-8476, a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting all Windows Servers since 2008 SP2. The bug was responsibly …

500 million WinRAR users open to compromise via a 19-year-old flaw

February 21, 2019

A vulnerability affecting all versions of WinRAR, the popular file archiver utility for Windows, could be exploited by attackers to deliver malware via specially crafted ACE …

Ryuk: What does the helpdesk tell us?

February 20, 2019

Cybercrime is the only criminal channel that provides a helpdesk. An amusing side note in the world of digital crime, and whilst considerable efforts have been taken to …

Most wanted malware in January 2019: A new threat speaks up

February 14, 2019

Check Point’s Global Threat Index for January 2019 reveals a new backdoor Trojan affecting Linux servers, which is distributing the XMRig crypto-miner. The new malware, …

Check Point and Ericom Software join forces to tackle browser-based attacks

February 1, 2019

Ericom Software unveiled the integration of Ericom Shield Remote Browser Isolation (RBI) solution with Check Point Software Technologies Advanced Network Threat Prevention. …

Researcher warns of privilege escalation flaw in Check Point ZoneAlarm

January 25, 2019

Illumant researcher Chris Anastasio has discovered a serious vulnerability in Check Point’s security software. It affects ZoneAlarm Free Firewall and ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus …

Fortnite vulnerabilities would have allowed attackers to intercept and steal login credentials

January 16, 2019

Researchers at Check Point today shared details of vulnerabilities that could have affected any player of the hugely popular online battle game, Fortnite. Vulnerability impact …

SmokeLoader malware downloader enters list of most wanted malware

January 15, 2019

Check Point has published its latest Global Threat Index for December 2018. The index reveals that SmokeLoader, a second-stage downloader known to researchers since 2011, rose …

November 2018: Most wanted malware exposed

December 12, 2018

Check Point has published its latest Global Threat Index for November 2018. The index reveals that the Emotet botnet has entered the Index’s top 10 ranking after researchers …