Topic: check point research
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Hacking Security Cameras Emerges as a New War Tactic
Modern militaries are increasingly hacking consumer security cameras as a low-cost reconnaissance tool, shifting intelligence gathering from satellites and drones to exploiting vulnerable internet-connected devices. State-sponsored hacker groups, including those linked to Iranian intelligence, ar...
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AI-Generated Cloud Malware 'VoidLink' Emerges as New Threat
A new, sophisticated Linux-based malware framework called "VoidLink" was created primarily by a single developer using an AI assistant, producing a versatile toolkit with loaders, implants, and rootkit modules in about a week. Security researchers from Check Point Research uncovered the AI-driv...
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Massive YouTube Malware Ring Uncovered by Researchers
Security researchers uncovered the "YouTube Ghost Network," a deceptive malware operation using fake or hijacked channels to distribute harmful software and phishing links through enticing offers like free game cheats or cracked applications. The network employed a sophisticated structure with di...
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Check Point ties VPN zero-day exploits to Qilin ransomware group
Check Point patched a critical zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2026-50751) in its Remote Access VPN and Mobile Access products that allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass authentication, specifically impacting deployments using the deprecated IKEv1 protocol. The exploitation campaign, which began...
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Broken VECT 2.0 ransomware wipes large files instead of encrypting
A critical bug in VECT 2.0 ransomware causes it to permanently destroy large files instead of encrypting them, functioning as a data wiper rather than recoverable ransomware. The flaw occurs when encrypting files larger than 128 KB, as the malware overwrites encryption nonces in memory and only s...
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