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Threat Research November 4, 2015

“Offline” Ransomware Encrypts Your Data without C&C Communication

Early in September, Check Point obtained a sample of a ransomware. When the sample was run, the following message, written in Russian, appeared: Translation: “Your files are encrypted, if you wish to retrieve them,…

Threat Research August 31, 2015

Global XMPP Android Ransomware Campaign Hits Tens of Thousands of Devices

Introduction Ransomware has been a well-known method of attack in the PC world for quite some time. Many PC-based ransomware variants have been thoroughly covered and their malicious payloads described by security researchers. In the…

Threat Research August 17, 2015

What You Can (and Can’t) Do Against Ransomware

It happens very quickly: one moment your files are there, and the next they’re not. All you did was download some “useful” software, or run an email attachment that you got from a colleague. The…

Security Insights July 26, 2015

Current Wave of Ransomware

Today, ransomware like Cryptolocker is hitting organizations around the globe. At Check Point, we can help prevent these ransomware attacks through a multi-layered approach to security. The current round of ransomware is coming in through…

Threat Research October 31, 2014

Mobile Security Weekly – Three New But Classic iOS and Android Attacks

This week’s issue includes three classic mobile security issues that shine a spotlight on iOS and Android attacks. Far from the type of news enterprises want to see, these are new ways mobile device users can…

Threat Research August 27, 2014

Hacking the Hacker

How We Cracked the Code on DirCrypt Ransomware Ransomware has become a top computer security threat over the past few years, with a rapid evolution of variants and techniques. It is perhaps the most…