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Yahoo most impersonated brand in Q4 2022 phishing attacks

January 24, 2023

Deepak Singh

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Yahoo climbed 23 places in Q4 2022 according to Check Point Research Check Point Research (CPR) has published its Brand Phishing Report for Q4 2022. The report highlights the brands that were most frequently imitated by cybercriminals in their attempts to steal individuals’ personal information or payment credentials during October, November and December of last […]

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WhatsApp Files on Dark Web Show Millions of Records for Buy

December 2, 2022

Deepak Singh

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Check Point Research (CPR) has analyzed the files that are for sale on the Dark Web, whose sellers claim are from WhatsApp users, revealing the leak includes 360 million phone numbers from 108 countries. Following reports that hackers were selling WhatsApp numbers on the Dark Web, CPR researchers decided to analyze these and revealed the […]

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CPR detects new malware distributing through gaming applications on Microsoft’s official store

February 28, 2022

Subha Bhargavi

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Check Point Research (CPR) spots new malware that is actively being distributed through gaming applications on Microsoft’s official store. Named Electron-bot, the malware can control social media accounts of its victims, including Facebook, Google and Sound Cloud. The malware can register new accounts, log in, comment on and “like” other posts. CPR counts 5,000 victims […]

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Check Point Research publishes its latest Global Threat Index for December 2021

January 18, 2022

Subha Bhargavi

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Check Point Research, the Threat Intelligence arm of Check Point Software Technologies has published its latest Global Threat Index for December 2021. In a month that saw the Apache Log4j vulnerability sweep the internet, researchers reported that Trickbot is still the most prevalent malware in the UAE, affecting 8% of organizations in December 2021 as […]

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Check Point reports 71% increase in cyber attacks in the UAE

January 12, 2022

The Channel Post Staff

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Check Point Research (CPR) is sharing statistics of increases in cyber attacks on organizations in 2021. Last year, CPR saw a 71% increase in cyber attacks per week on corporate networks compared to 2020 in the UAE, and a 50 % increase worldwide.

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Check Point Research releases its ‘Cyber Attack Trends: 2021 Mid-Year Report’

August 3, 2021

Subha Bhargavi

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Check Point Research (CPR), the Threat Intelligence arm of Check Point Software Technologies, has released its ‘Cyber Attack Trends: 2021 Mid-Year Report’, which shows how cyber criminals have continued to exploit the global shift to hybrid working and target organizations across all sectors, including government, healthcare and critical infrastructure.

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Check Point Research publishes its latest Global Threat Index for May 2021

June 20, 2021

Subha Bhargavi

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Check Point Research (CPR), the Threat Intelligence arm of Check Point Software Technologies has published its latest Global Threat Index for May 2021. Researchers reported that Trickbot trojan continues to target an increasing number of organizations every month in the UAE, impacting an imposing 15% in May 2021 as compared to 9% in April 2021. […]

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