There were 2116 reported US data breaches and leaks in the first nine months of 2023, making it the worst year on record with a whole quarter left to go, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC). The non-profit, which tracks publicly reported breaches in the US, said there were 733 “data compromises” in […]
Introduction In the last few months, Check Point Research has been tracking “Stayin’ Alive”, an ongoing campaign that has been active since at least 2021. The campaign operates in Asia, primarily targeting the Telecom industry, as well as government organizations. The “Stayin’ Alive” campaign consists of mostly downloaders and loaders, some of which are used […]
Less than six months ago, Google announced that it was launching support for the password replacement known as “passkeys” for all personal accounts across its billions of users. Today, the company said it is going a step further and will make passkeys the default login setting for users. When you log in to your Google […]
This month’s best new modules include delay and interface modules from Intellijel, a powerful drum module from Flame, and a cheeky little acid voice from ADDAC. Intellijel Sealegs and Stomp Intellijel’s Sealegs is a stereo delay module, but as you’d expect from the Canadian Eurorack veterans, there’s more to it than that. The heart of […]
The average tenure of a Chief Information Security Officer said to sit between 18 to 24 months. This is barely enough time to get feet under the table, never mind a meaningful seat at the table. Two questions arise: why is there such volatile churn in this space; and how does it affect enterprise cybersecurity? […]
Canadian Flair Airlines left user data leaking for months Pierluigi Paganini September 26, 2023 Researchers discovered that Canadian Flair Airlines left credentials to sensitive databases and email addresses open for at least seven months Canadian Flair Airlines left credentials to sensitive databases and email addresses open for at least seven months, the Cybernews research team […]
After months of hiatus, Xenomorph is back targeting thousands of banking customers across multiple countries. According to research by ThreatFabric, the campaign has been active since August and attackers are using a new variant of the Android malware that adds overlays for multiple crypto wallets, and targets over 30 banking institutions in the U.S. and […]
Research by: Niv Asraf Abstract In the last two months, Check Point researchers encountered a new large-scale phishing campaign that recently targeted more than 40 prominent companies across multiple industries, in Colombia. The attackers’ objective was to discreetly install the notorious “Remcos” malware on victims’ computers. Remcos, a sophisticated “Swiss Army Knife” RAT, grants attackers […]
In the past several months, rampant excitement about the potential benefits of generative AI technology has increased the technology’s priority status across enterprise organizations worldwide. According to a recent research report from TechTarget’s Enterprise Strategy Group, “Beyond the GenAI Hype: Real-world Investments, Use Cases, and Concerns,” 42% of organizations said they are in a generative […]