Latest Check Point Software news

Check Point VPN zero-day exploited in attacks since April 30

Threat actors have been exploiting a high-severity Check Point Remote Access VPN zero-day since at least April 30, stealing Active Directory data needed to move laterally through the victims' networks in successful attacks.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 29, 2024
- 03:39 PM
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Check Point releases emergency fix for VPN zero-day exploited in attacks

Check Point has released hotfixes for a VPN zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacks to gain remote access to firewalls and attempt to breach corporate networks.
- Bill Toulas
- May 29, 2024
- 09:31 AM
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Hackers target Check Point VPNs to breach enterprise networks

Threat actors are targeting Check Point Remote Access VPN devices in an ongoing campaign to breach enterprise networks, the company warned in a Monday advisory.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 27, 2024
- 02:19 PM
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Check Point Patches Privilege Escalation Flaw in Endpoint Client

Check Point Software patched a vulnerability discovered in its Endpoint Security Initial Client software for Windows allowing potential attackers to escalate privileges and execute code using SYSTEM privileges.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- August 27, 2019
- 02:53 PM
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The Week in Ransomware - August 19 2016 - Cerber, FSociety, PokemonGo, and More

Wow... it has been a really busy week for ransomware. The top stories this week are the rise of Pop Culture Ransomware, as seen by two Pokemon variants and a Mr. Robot variant, and Check Point's Cerber report and short-lived, but useful, decryption service.
- Lawrence Abrams
- August 19, 2016
- 06:05 PM
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Cerber Ransomware Developers make changes that defeat Check Point's Decryption Service

In just one day, the developers behind the Cerber Ransomware have made changes that blocked Check Point Software from decrypting Cerber victim's for free. At the same time, Cerber has added a captcha to their payment system. Was a simple captcha used to block Check Points' decryption system?
- Lawrence Abrams
- August 17, 2016
- 04:43 PM
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Criminals earn $195K in July with Cerber Ransomware Affiliate Scheme

Check Point Software, along with IntSights, have released a very detailed report on the Cerber Ransomware and its Ransomware as a Service affiliate system. The revenue generated by the Cerber affiliate system is staggering, with Cerber generating $195,000 in profits for July and the malware developer taking a 40% cut from this total.
- Lawrence Abrams
- August 16, 2016
- 04:44 PM
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Check Point releases working Decryptor for the Cerber Ransomware

For those who have been affected by the Cerber Ransomware and decided not to pay the ransomware, we have good news for you! Today, Check Point released a free decryption service for files encrypted with the .CERBER and .CERBER2 extensions.
- Lawrence Abrams
- August 16, 2016
- 11:32 AM
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