Check Point Research

Key findings: Introduction Check Point Research (CPR) has been closely monitoring the activity of a highly persistent and sophisticated threat actor who leverages social engineering tactics to gain the trust of targeted U.S.-based organizations. While analyzing the phishing lures used by the actors, we repeatedly noticed an intriguing pattern: in every case, it was the victim who […]

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For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 25th August, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES US pharmaceutical company Inotiv has experienced a ransomware attack that resulted in the unauthorized access and encryption of certain systems and data. The Qilin ransomware gang claimed responsibility and alleged the theft […]

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For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 18th August, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES The Canadian House of Commons has suffered a data breach. The incident resulted in unauthorized access to a database containing employees’ names, office locations, email addresses, and information on House-managed computers and […]

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For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 11th August, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES Air France has experienced a data breach that resulted in unauthorized access to customer data through a compromised external customer service platform. The attack exposed personal information, including names, email addresses, phone […]

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By: Andrey Charikov, Roman Zaikin & Oded Vanunu Background Cursor is a developer-focused AI IDE that combines local code editing with large language model (LLM) integrations. Due to its flexibility and deep LLM integration, Cursor is increasingly adopted by startups, research teams, and individual developers looking to integrate AI tooling directly into their development workflow. […]

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For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 4th August, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES Russia’s largest airline Aeroflot has been attacked by pro-Ukrainian hacktivist groups, resulting in severe flight delays and major technical disruptions. The attackers claim to have exfiltrated databases containing flight history, workstation data, […]

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Key Findings Introduction Check Point Research (CPR) has been closely monitoring the ongoing exploitation of a group of Microsoft SharePoint Server vulnerabilities collectively referred to as “ToolShell.” These active attacks leverage four vulnerabilities—CVE-2025-49704, CVE-2025-49706, CVE-2025-53770, and CVE-2025-53771—and are attributed to multiple China affiliated threat actors. Among the threat groups identified by Microsoft, two are known […]

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Key Findings Several prominent RaaS groups, including RansomHub, Babuk-Bjorka, FunkSec, BianLIan, 8Base, Cactus, Hunters International, and Lockbit, stopped publishing new victims. Though the reasons for their disappearances vary, the net effect is a fragmented ransomware ecosystem no longer dominated by one or two major players. Q2 2025 saw a drop of 6% in the number […]

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Key Points Introduction Following our VIEW8 publication, an open source tool for analysis of Compiled JavaScript files (JSC), we are continuously tracking the usage of such files by threat actors. Among the threats we identified, a significant campaign caught our attention, which we call JSCEAL. The campaign, which impersonates common crypto trading apps, has been active since […]

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For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 28th July, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES The US Energy Department, including its National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), was reportedly breached as part of a Microsoft SharePoint vulnerability exploit. The breach was linked to a broader espionage campaign, that […]

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For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 21st July, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES Luxury retailer Louis Vuitton has suffered a cyber-attack that resulted in the exfiltration of certain personal data of customers from the UK, South Korea, Turkey, Italy, and Sweden after unauthorized access to […]

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For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 14th July, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES McDonald’s has suffered a data breach that resulted in the exposure of chat transcripts, session tokens, and personal data from more than 64 million job applications submitted through its AI powered McHire […]

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For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 6th July, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES The International Criminal Court (ICC) disclosed a sophisticated cyber‐security incident in late June 2025, its second such event in recent years. The intrusion, which occurred in June 2025, was promptly detected and […]

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For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 29th June, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES Grocery giant Ahold Delhaize has disclosed a data breach that resulted in the theft of personal, financial, employment, and health information belonging to over 2.2 million individuals from its American business systems. […]

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Key findings Introduction For the last few years, Check Point Research has been monitoring the activity of the Iranian APT group, Educated Manticore. This group aligns with activity tracked by the wider security community as APT42, Charming Kitten, or Mint Sandstorm, and is believed to operate on behalf of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Intelligence […]

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In this write-up we present a malware sample found in the wild that boasts a novel and unusual evasion mechanism — an attempted prompt injection (”Ignore all previous instructions…”) aimed to manipulate AI models processing the sample. The sample gives the impression of an isolated component or an experimental proof-of-concept, and we can only speculate […]

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For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 23rd June, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES Scania, a Swedish manufacturer of heavy trucks and engines, has suffered a data breach that resulted in the theft of insurance claim documents from its Financial Services systems via compromised credentials of […]

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Research by: Jaromír Hořejší (@JaromirHorejsi), Antonis Terefos (@Tera0017) Key Points Introduction Minecraft is a popular video game with a massive global player base, with over 200 million monthly active players. The game has also sold over 300 million copies, making it one of the best-selling video games ever. Minecraft supports mods (user-created modifications), which enrich the […]

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For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 16th June, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES One of South Korea’s largest ticketing platforms Yes24 has been a victim of a ransomware attack that resulted in a four-day service outage, disrupting online bookings for concerts, e-book access, and community […]

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Key Takeaways Introduction Discord is a heavily used, widely trusted platform favored by gamers, communities, businesses and others who need to connect securely and quickly. But what if your trusted platform unknowingly becomes a trap? Check Point Research uncovered a flaw in Discord’s invitation system which allows attackers to hijack expired or deleted invite links and secretly redirect unsuspecting […]

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