Research April 22, 2025 The State of Ransomware in the First Quarter of 2025: Record-Breaking 126% Spike in Public Extortion Cases Key Findings The number of publicly-mentioned and extorted victims in Q1 reached the highest ever ...
Research April 21, 2025 Microsoft Dominates as Top Target for Imitation, Mastercard Makes a Comeback Phishing attacks are one of the primary intrusion points for cyber criminals. As we examine ...
Research April 16, 2025 Q1 2025 Global Cyber Attack Report from Check Point Software: An Almost 50% Surge in Cyber Threats Worldwide, with a Rise of 126% in Ransomware Attacks Cyber Attack Surge: In Q1 2025, cyber attacks per organization increased by 47%, reaching an ...
Research April 15, 2025 Unmasking APT29: The Sophisticated Phishing Campaign Targeting European Diplomacy Executive Summary Check Point Research has been observing a sophisticated phishing campaign conducted by Advanced ...
Research April 4, 2025 Tax Season Scams: How to Protect Yourself from Cyber Security Threats Tax season is a critical time of year, not only for tax authorities but also ...
Research April 2, 2025 The Weaponization of PDFs : 68% of Cyber attacks begin in your inbox, with 22% of these hiding in PDFs Over 400 billion PDF files were opened last year, and 16 billion documents were edited ...
Research March 24, 2025 The Rise of VanHelsing RaaS: A New Player in the Ransomware Landscape VanHelsing RaaS is a burgeoning ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) platform that launched on March 7, 2025. Participants, ...
Research March 11, 2025 Dark Storm Team Claims Responsibility for Cyber Attack on X Platform – What It Means for the Future of Digital Security In a stark reminder of the growing threat posed by hacktivist groups, the pro-Palestinian Dark ...
Research March 10, 2025 The Growing Danger of Blind Eagle: One of Latin America’s Most Dangerous Cyber Criminal Groups Targets Colombia Executive Summary Check Point Research (CPR) has uncovered a series of ongoing, targeted cyber campaigns ...
Research February 27, 2025 Unmasking Hacktivist Groups: A Modern Approach to Attribution Hacktivism has evolved from grassroots digital protests to sophisticated, state-sponsored cyber operations. Check Point Research ...