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  Wi-Fi networks connect, according to Statista, over 30 billion devices worldwide and cybercriminals use this platform to amplify the reach of their attacks. 35% of users in North America access public Wi-Fi networks three to four times a day, a reason why 40% of them have had their information compromised. Do we really know what is behind the technology of cell phones and routers? As  the latest Forbes study  shows how 35% of North Americans access public Wi-Fi networks three to four times a day, a situation that has caused 40% of them to have had their information compromised at some point.   During World Wi-Fi Day on 20 th  June,  Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd.  (NASDAQ: CHKP), a leading provider of cybersecurity expertise worldwide, highlights the importance of using secure wireless networks, which offer mobile connectivity  over 30 billion devices  to prevent cyberattacks on users. This is especially important given that here i...

  A year-long Chinese Cyber Espionage Campaign in Russia now targets Defence Research Institutes   Check Point Research (CPR) detects an ongoing, cyber espionage operation targeting Russian defence research institutes. Attributed to Chinese nation-state actors, the operation uses spear-phishing emails sent under the guise of the Russian Ministry of Health to collect sensitive information. Emails caught by CPR contained malicious documents that used the Western sanctions against Russia as a decoy, among other social engineering techniques. The threat actors were able to evade detection for nearly 11 months by using new and undocumented tools that CPR now details for the first time. CPR has named the campaign "Twisted Panda" to reflect the sophistication of the tools observed and traced to China.   Russian victims belong to a holding company within the Russian state-owned defence conglomerate called Rostec Corporation, Russia's largest holding company in the radio-electroni...

Check Point Research (CPR) discovers sophisticated details of the implementation of Trickbot, learning that the notorious banking trojan has infected over 140,000 machines of customers from Amazon, Microsoft, Google and 57 other corporations world-wide, since November 2020. Trickbot’s authors are selectively going after high-profile targets to steal and compromise their sensitive data. Additional, Trickbot’s infrastructure can be utilized by various malware families to cause more damage on infected machines. CPR urges the public to only open documents from trusted sources, as Trickbots authors are leveraging anti-analysis and anti-obfuscation techniques to persist on machines.   CPR provides a list of 60 corporations whose customers have been infected by Trickbot Most infected regions in order: APAC, Latin America, Europe, Africa, North America CPR recommends three security and safety tips from Trickbot   Check Point Research (CPR) has discovered new and sophisticated details ...