Check Point Email Security Blog Attack Briefs (3)


BBTok: Analyzing Banking Malware

Recently, Check Point Research (CPR) made an alarming discovery in Latin America - an ongoing campaign deploying a fresh variant of the BBTok banking malware. This n...

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Attack Breakdown: BEC in Action

BEC attacks are financially damaging and difficult to stop. It's why hackers continually launch these attacks. In this video, we break down one example of a BEC atta...

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Account Takeover Attack: How This Hotel Almost Lost $50,000

In an account takeover (ATO) attack, an attacker gains unauthorized access to the credentials for a user’s online account. This access can then be used for identity ...

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Breaking Down the Remcos Malware Attempts on Colombian Banks

Check Point researchers recently discovered a large-scale phishing campaign in Colombia targeting over 40 prominent companies. The attackers aimed to discreetly inst...

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VIDEO: Phishing via Google Docs

We've written a lot recently about how Google services are being utilized by hackers as a springboard for carrying out phishing attacks. One of those services is Goo...

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Breaking Down PayPal BEC 3.0 Scams

We've written a lot about how scammers are using PayPal for BEC 3.0 scams. This means tat hackers are sending invoices directly from PayPal, not a spoofed site. That...

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Phishing via Adobe

We’ve been talking about it week after week—hackers are using legitimate services for illegitimate means.

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Breaking Down ZeroFont Phishing Attacks

We first wrote about ZeroFont phishing a few years ago, and it remains one of our most viewed stories here. Why? Because it's an innovative technique that hackers ha...

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Another Teams Attack Highlights Importance of Full-Suite Security

A new phishing campaign is taking off in MIcrosoft Teams.

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VIDEO: Phishing via Google Looker Studio

Last week, we wrote about how hackers are utilizing Google Looker Studio to carry out phishing campaigns.

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