Alexa, how could you? Check Point researchers have flagged a flaw in Alexa, Amazon’s voice assistant platform, which could it to spill the beans on all sorts of personal data when exploited by hackers. Noting that Alexa has now become the gateway to all sorts...
Internet safety authorities uncovered a means of hacking chats on WhatsApp last year, but Facebook has yet to fix the security flaws, The Financial Times reported. Security experts at Check Point said a hacker could change messages and the sender’s identity, “essentially putting words in...
New research from Check Point shows that cybercriminals are increasingly targeting African countries with ransomware attacks. According to Check Point’s data, five African nations were among the top 10 most-attacked countries in November. Botswana was the most-attacked country out of 117 at-risk nations, followed by...
IT security company Check Point released its in-depth research on the growing threat of Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS). The security researchers identified the sophisticated infrastructure of Cerber, a widely distributed RaaS operation that currently runs more than 161 active campaigns. According to Check Point’s blog post, Cerber...
August 13, 2020
Alexa, how could you? Check Point researchers have flagged a flaw in Alexa, Amazon’s voice assistant platform, which could it to spill the beans on all sorts of personal data when exploited by hackers. Noting that Alexa has now become the gateway to all sorts of personal information as well as control over household items, […]
August 08, 2019
Internet safety authorities uncovered a means of hacking chats on WhatsApp last year, but Facebook has yet to fix the security flaws, The Financial Times reported. Security experts at Check...
December 22, 2016
New research from Check Point shows that cybercriminals are increasingly targeting African countries with ransomware attacks. According to Check Point’s data, five African nations were among the top 10 most-attacked...
