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Cyble Sensors Detect Attacks on Check Point, Ivanti and More

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Cyble Sensors Detect Attacks on Check Point, Ivanti and More 2025-01-20 at 17:01 By daksh sharma Cyble honeypots have detected vulnerability exploits on Check Point and Ivanti products, databases, CMS systems, and many other IT products. Overview Cyble honeypot sensors have detected new attacks on vulnerabilities in Check Point and Ivanti products, among dozens of […]

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Banshee Stealer variant targets Russian-speaking macOS users

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Banshee Stealer variant targets Russian-speaking macOS users 2025-01-09 at 19:48 By Zeljka Zorz The Banshee Stealer is a stealthy threat to the rising number of macOS users around the world, including those in Russian-speaking countries, according to Check Point researcher Antonis Terefos. Banshee Stealer was first publicly profiled in August 2024, a month after its

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Cybercriminals used a gaming engine to create undetectable malware loader

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Cybercriminals used a gaming engine to create undetectable malware loader 2024-11-27 at 20:33 By Zeljka Zorz Threat actors are using an ingenious new way for covertly delivering malware to a wide variety of operating systems and platforms: they have created a malware loader that uses Godot Engine, an open-source game engine. The loader – dubbed

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Infostealers increasingly impact global security

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Infostealers increasingly impact global security 2024-11-13 at 15:18 By Help Net Security Check Point Software’s latest threat index reveals a significant rise in infostealers like Lumma Stealer, while mobile malware like Necro continues to pose a significant threat, highlighting the evolving tactics used by cybercriminals across the globe. Last month researchers discovered an infection chain

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SEC fines tech companies for misleading SolarWinds disclosures

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SEC fines tech companies for misleading SolarWinds disclosures 2024-10-25 at 15:07 By Help Net Security The Securities and Exchange Commission charged four current and former public companies – Unisys Corp., Avaya Holdings Corp., Check Point Software Technologies Ltd, and Mimecast Limited – with making materially misleading disclosures regarding cybersecurity risks and intrusions. The SEC also

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Microsoft confirms second 0-day exploited by Void Banshee APT (CVE-2024-43461)

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Microsoft confirms second 0-day exploited by Void Banshee APT (CVE-2024-43461) 2024-09-16 at 15:46 By Zeljka Zorz CVE-2024-43461, a spoofing vulnerability affecting Windows MSHTML – a software component used by various apps for rendering render web pages on Windows – “was exploited as a part of an attack chain relating to CVE-2024-38112, prior to July 2024,”

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Adobe completes fix for Reader bug with known PoC exploit (CVE-2024-41869)

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Adobe completes fix for Reader bug with known PoC exploit (CVE-2024-41869) 2024-09-12 at 15:16 By Zeljka Zorz Among the security updates released by Adobe on Tuesday are those for various versions of Adobe Acrobat and Reader, which fix two critical flaws that could lead to arbitrary code execution: CVE-2024-45112 and CVE-2024-41869. Nothing in the advisory

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Check Point to Acquire External Cyber Risk Management Firm Cyberint

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Check Point to Acquire External Cyber Risk Management Firm Cyberint 2024-08-28 at 16:01 By Mike Lennon Check Point says the acquisition will enhance its own SOC capabilities and expand its managed threat intelligence offerings. The post Check Point to Acquire External Cyber Risk Management Firm Cyberint appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt

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Network of ghost GitHub accounts successfully distributes malware

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Network of ghost GitHub accounts successfully distributes malware 2024-07-24 at 17:31 By Zeljka Zorz Check Point researchers have unearthed an extensive network of GitHub accounts that they believe provides malware and phishing link Distribution-as-a-Service. Set up and operated by a threat group the researchers dubbed as Stargazer Goblin, the “Stargazers Ghost Network” is estimated encompass

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Void Banshee APT exploited “lingering Windows relic” in zero-day attacks

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Void Banshee APT exploited “lingering Windows relic” in zero-day attacks 2024-07-16 at 16:46 By Zeljka Zorz The zero-day exploit used to leverage CVE-2024-38112, a recently patched Windows MSHTML vulnerability, was wielded by an APT group dubbed Void Banshee to deliver malware to targets in North America, Europe, and Southeast Asia, threat hunters with Trend Micro’s

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Zero-day patched by Microsoft has been exploited by attackers for over a year (CVE-2024-38112)

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Zero-day patched by Microsoft has been exploited by attackers for over a year (CVE-2024-38112) 2024-07-10 at 15:46 By Zeljka Zorz CVE-2024-38112, a spoofing vulnerability in Windows MSHTML Platform for which Microsoft has released a fix on Tuesday, has likely been exploited by attackers in the wild for over a year, Check Point researcher Haifei Li

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Open-source Rafel RAT steals info, locks Android devices, asks for ransom

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Open-source Rafel RAT steals info, locks Android devices, asks for ransom 2024-06-24 at 14:46 By Zeljka Zorz The open-source Rafel RAT is being leveraged by multiple threat actors to compromise Android devices and, in some cases, to lock them, encrypt their contents, and demand money to restore the device to its original state. Check Point

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Find out which cybersecurity threats organizations fear the most

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Find out which cybersecurity threats organizations fear the most 2024-06-19 at 06:31 By Help Net Security This article compiles excerpts from various reports, presenting statistics and insights on cybersecurity threats faced by businesses and individuals alike. Cyber insurance isn’t the answer for ransom payments Veeam | 2024 Ransomware Trends Report | June 2024 Ransomware remains

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Exploitation of Recent Check Point VPN Zero-Day Soars

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Exploitation of Recent Check Point VPN Zero-Day Soars 2024-06-06 at 16:46 By Ionut Arghire GreyNoise has observed a rapid increase in the number of exploitation attempts targeting a recent Check Point VPN zero-day. The post Exploitation of Recent Check Point VPN Zero-Day Soars appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS

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Find out which cyber threats you should be concerned about

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Find out which cyber threats you should be concerned about 2024-06-05 at 06:01 By Help Net Security This article includes excerpts from various reports that offer statistics and insights into the current cyber threat landscape. Human error still perceived as the Achilles’ heel of cybersecurity Proofpoint | 2024 Voice of the CISO | May 2024

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PoC Published for Exploited Check Point VPN Vulnerability

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PoC Published for Exploited Check Point VPN Vulnerability 2024-06-03 at 15:46 By Ionut Arghire PoC code targeting a recent Check Point VPN zero-day has been released as Censys identifies 14,000 internet-accessible appliances. The post PoC Published for Exploited Check Point VPN Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed

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Check Point VPN zero-day exploited since beginning of April (CVE-2024-24919)

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Check Point VPN zero-day exploited since beginning of April (CVE-2024-24919) 2024-05-31 at 14:32 By Zeljka Zorz Attackers have been exploiting CVE-2024-24919, a zero-day vulnerability in Check Point Security Gateways, to pinpoint and extract password hashes for local accounts, which they then used to move laterally in the target organizations’ network. “The vulnerability is particularly critical

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Check Point VPN Attacks Involve Zero-Day Exploited Since April

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Check Point VPN Attacks Involve Zero-Day Exploited Since April 2024-05-30 at 12:46 By Eduard Kovacs The recently disclosed Check Point VPN attacks involve the zero-day vulnerability CVE-2024-24919, which allows hackers to obtain passwords. The post Check Point VPN Attacks Involve Zero-Day Exploited Since April appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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Attackers are probing Check Point Remote Access VPN devices

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Attackers are probing Check Point Remote Access VPN devices 2024-05-28 at 12:46 By Zeljka Zorz Attackers are trying to gain access to Check Point VPN devices via local accounts protected only by passwords, the company has warned on Monday. Their ultimate goal is to use that access to discover and pivot to other enterprise assets

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Check Point VPN Targeted for Initial Access in Enterprise Attacks

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Check Point VPN Targeted for Initial Access in Enterprise Attacks 2024-05-28 at 12:31 By Eduard Kovacs Check Point is warning customers that threat actors are targeting insecure VPN instances for initial access to enterprise networks. The post Check Point VPN Targeted for Initial Access in Enterprise Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an

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