Check Point CTO Jonathan Zanger sees AI elevating the value of cyber
Check Point Software CTO Jonathan Zanger met with CSO Spain during the software company’s Engage 2026 user conference last week in Paris. At the event, Check...
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Iranian hackers use new modular C2 framework against Israeli organizations
The threat cluster, dubbed Cavern Manticore by Check Point Research, exhibits tactical similarities with known groups like MuddyWater and Lyceum.
Iran-Linked Hackers Use New Cavern C2 Framework to Target Israeli Organizations
An Iranian hacking group affiliated with Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) has been wielding a previously undocumented modular command-and-...
New Iran-Nexus Hacking Group Targets Israel Government and IT Sectors
Check Point researchers have identified a new cyber adversary targeting Israeli government and IT businesses, tracked as ‘Cavern Manticore’
Cavern Manticore: Exposing Iran-Linked Modular C2 Framework
Key Points Introduction Since early 2026, Check Point Research (CPR) has tracked a new modular command-and-control framework used by Cavern Manticore, an Ira...
6th July – Threat Intelligence Report
For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 6th July, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES River Bank ...
Browser-Only Ransomware: From LLM Hallucinations to a Practical Attack Technique
Research by: Alexey Bukhteyev Key Takeaways Introduction Over the past several years, large language models have reshaped software development, and malware d...
What the Numbers Say About FIFA 2026 Cyber Risk
The FIFA World Cup 2026 opened on June 11. By that date, according to Check Point Research, the fraud infrastructure targeting it had already been built, sta...
29th June – Threat Intelligence Report
For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 29th June, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES Polymarket...
22nd June – Threat Intelligence Report
For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 22nd June, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES Texas Park...
Cybercriminals abused GitHub, YouTube and VirusTotal to push crypto-stealing malware
A cryptocurrency-stealing malware campaign used inflated GitHub activity, software reviews, YouTube tutorials and favorable VirusTotal comments to make malic...
Crypto Clipper Campaign Abuses Fake Reviews, AI Narrators, and VirusTotal Comments
An unknown threat actor has been observed leveraging paid or promoted posts on legitimate news websites to drum up buzz for their warez, according to new fin...
Summer vacation scams surge, targeting travel industry
Check Point Research reported that in May 2026, the hospitality, travel, and recreation sector faced an average of 2,291 weekly cyberattacks per organization...
From Stars to Upvotes: Fake Reputation Fueling a Crypto Clipboard Hijacker
Key Points Introduction In this research, we analyze a clipboard hijacker campaign that is hidden inside a collection of “solutions” and “tools” that claim t...
Planning a trip? Fake travel sites are multiplying this summer
Cyberattacks against hospitality, travel, and recreation organizations rose 24% year over year, reaching an average of 2,291 incidents per organization each ...
15th June – Threat Intelligence Report
For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 15th June, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES The Univer...
Week in review: Exploited Check Point VPN zero-day, Oracle PeopleSoft servers under attack
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: DockSec: Open-source AI-powered Docker security scanner Doc...
Researchers release details, PoC for exploited Check Point VPN flaw (CVE-2026-50751)
WatchTowr researchers have disclosed a technical analysis and a “Detection Artefact Generator” for CVE-2026-50751, an authentication bypass flaw in Check Poi...
From SQLi to RCE – Exploiting LangGraph’s Checkpointer
By Yarden Porat AI agents need memory. Frameworks like LangGraph provide it through checkpointers – persistence layers that store execution state.
Check Point expands MSP platform with with AI governance and unified security bundles
Check Point has announced a major expansion of its Managed Service Provider (MSP) platform, designed to help MSPs secure AI adoption, streamline operations a...