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Harmony September 22, 2022

CPR analyzes A 7-year mobile surveillance campaign targeting largest minority in China

Highlights: Check Point Research (CPR) examines a long running mobile surveillance campaign, targeting the largest minority in China- the Uyghurs. The campaign is attributed to the Scarlet Mimic hacking group, which has used more than…

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Harmony April 4, 2019

Xiaomi Vulnerability: When Security Is Not What it Seems

Smartphones usually come with pre-installed apps, some of which are useful and some that never get used at all. What a user does not expect, however, is for a preinstalled app to be an actual…

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Harmony December 7, 2018

Taking a bite from Apple’s iOS myth

Many people believe that the iOS operating system is immune to mobile threats and malware. They rely on the low volume of attacks on iOS in comparison to Android as their main piece of evidence.…

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Harmony September 20, 2018

Check Point and BlackBerry Partner to Prevent Mobile Cyberattacks

By Brian Gleeson, Head of Threat Prevention Product Marketing, Check Point   It is no secret that mobile devices remain the weakest link in the security strategy of most businesses, despite the increasing frequency of…

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Harmony July 26, 2018

Combatting Fifth Generation Cyberattacks: Introducing SandBlast Mobile 3.0 and New 23900 Security Gateway

We can count on one thing when it comes to protecting businesses from cyberattacks. Threat actors will always exploit the softest part of their targets. Today, in the fifth generation of cyberattacks, this fact rings…

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Harmony April 5, 2018

Google’s 2017 Android Security Report Shines Light on ExpensiveWall

Google recently published its 2017 security report for the Android ecosystem, a comprehensive overview of the constantly evolving mobile threat landscape, which indicates that Trojans, spyware, and hostile downloaders account for a large portion of mobile threats…

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Harmony February 8, 2018

SandBlast Mobile delivers new Orange Mobile Threat Protection service

Mobile devices are critical to every organization’s digital transformation initiative. But for hackers set on stealing sensitive business data, mobile devices are the new back door to the enterprise network.   In fact, 20% of…

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Harmony January 12, 2018

Malware Displaying Porn Ads Discovered in Game Apps on Google Play

In the past, cyber-criminals have targeted businesses, hospitals, and governments; today, we’ve seen them begin to focus on games and apps intended for children.   Check Point Researchers have revealed a new and nasty malicious…

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Harmony January 5, 2018

LightsOut: Shining a Light On Malicious Flashlight Apps on Google Play

Check Point researchers have detected a new type of adware roaming Google Play, the official app store of Google. The suspicious scripts overrides the user’s decision to disable ads showing outside of a legitimate context,…

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Harmony November 17, 2017

New Research: Mobile Malware Hits Every Business

Every business has experienced at least one mobile cyberattack in the past year, according to a new study published today by Check Point mobile threat researchers. The report, entitled Mobile Cyberattacks Impact Every Business, is…

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