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Research May 23, 2017

Hacked in Translation – from Subtitles to Complete Takeover

Check Point researchers revealed a new attack vector which threatens millions of users worldwide – ...

Research September 7, 2016

Email from PayPal? Don’t Get Attached!

Introduction Phishing scams are fraudulent email messages that appear to come from legitimate enterprises such ...

Research April 26, 2016

Check Point Threat Alert: CryptXXX Ransomware

CryptXXX ransomware has been observed in the wild as of March 2016, delivered via the ...

Research March 28, 2016

Check Point Threat Alert: SamSam and Maktub Ransomware Evolution

Executive Summary New and evolving ransomware campaigns, dubbed ‘SamSam’ and ‘Maktub’, use techniques not commonly ...

Research March 10, 2016

Threat Alert – KeRanger MAC OSX Ransomware

Research by: Ofer Caspi Overview A new ransomware dubbed ‘KeRanger’ was discovered on March 4, ...

Research February 1, 2016

Check Point Threat Alert: Exploit Kits

An exploit kit is a malicious toolkit whose purpose is to identify vulnerabilities in client ...

Research January 19, 2016

Something is Cooking in Brazil

Looking at the global cyber landscape, we can see many campaigns and persistent threats occurring ...

Research January 15, 2016

Check Point Threat Alert: Cryptowall 4

Executive Summary Ransomware is a type of malware that restricts access to an infected computer ...

Research January 14, 2016

Check Point Threat Alert: BlackEnergy Trojan

Executive Summary BlackEnergy malware has been around since 2007, first appearing as a simple DDoS ...

Research December 29, 2015

Check Point Threat Alert: Outlook OLE Vulnerability

Object Linking and Embedding (OLE), developed by Microsoft, allows users to embed and link to ...