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Emotet returns as most prevalent malware in the world

04:08pm, Tuesday, 08'th Feb 2022 BusinessDay
Emotet is now the world’s most prevalent malware as at the end of January 2022, affecting 6 percent of organizations worldwide. Education and research saw the most attacks of all industries in Africa as Emotet pushed out Trickbot from first place after a long stay at the top, a research by Check Point shows. The malware is most commonly spread via phishing emails that contain malicious attachments or links. Its increased use has only been helped by the prevalence of Trickbot that acts as a catalyst, spreading the malware even further. Meanwhile Dridex has dropped from the top ten list altogether, replaced by Lokibot, an InfoStealer which is used to obtain data such as email credentials, passwords to CryptoCoin wallets and file transfer protocol (FTP) servers. “It’s unsurprising that Emotet is back with a vengeance. It’s an evasive malware, making it difficult to detect, while the fact that it uses multiple methods to infect networks only further adds to the continuing rise of this threat.
Check Point Research reveals that the InfoStealer, Lokibot, is back in the most prevalent malwares list while Emotet has taken first place away from Trickbot. Apache Log4j is still wreaking havoc as t
SAN CARLOS, Calif., Feb. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Check Point Research, the Threat Intelligence arm of Check Point ® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP ), a leading provider of cyber security solutions globally, has published its latest Global Threat Index for January 2022. Researchers report that Emotet has now pushed Trickbot out of first place after a long stay at the top, and is this month''s most prevalent malware, affecting 6% of organizations worldwide. Log4j is also still proving to be a problem, impacting 47.4% of organizations globally and the most attacked industry continues to be Education/Research. After only two and a half months since its return, Emotet has surged into the top spot. The notorious botnet is most commonly spread via phishing emails that contain malicious attachments or links. Its increased use has only been helped by the prevalence of Trickbot that acts as a catalyst, spreading the malware even further. Meanwhile Dridex has dropped from the top ten list altogether, replaced by Lokibot, an InfoStealer which is used to obtain data such as email credentials, passwords to CryptoCoin wallets and FTP servers. "It''s unsurprising that Emotet is back with a vengeance.
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Check Point's (CHKP) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates

06:09pm, Thursday, 03'rd Feb 2022 Zacks Investment Research
Check Point's (CHKP) fourth-quarter 2021 results reflect the benefits from the strong adoption of its cloud-based solutions, including Infinity, CloudGuard and Harmony.
Check Point Software Technologies <> Q4 shows a marginally rise in revenue of 6% Y/Y to $599M, beats estimates by $12.58M.Subscription revenues: $204M, a 14% surge; Deferred…
Check Point's (CHKP) fourth-quarter 2021 results reflect the benefits from the strong adoption of its cloud-based solutions, including Infinity, CloudGuard and Harmony.

Check Point Software (CHKP) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates

12:05pm, Thursday, 03'rd Feb 2022 Zacks Investment Research
Check Point (CHKP) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 5.14% and 2.25%, respectively, for the quarter ended December 2021. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd (NASDAQ: CHKP ) reported fourth-quarter FY21 revenue growth of 6% year-on-year to $599 million, beating the consensus of $583.6 million. Revenue from Products and licenses grew 3.6% Y/Y to $166.4 million, Security subscriptions increased 13.7% Y/Y to $204.1 million, and Software updates Full story available on Benzinga.com
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (CHKP) CEO Gil Shwed on Q4 2021 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Check Point Software Earnings, Revenue Beat in Q4 By Investing.com

10:04am, Thursday, 03'rd Feb 2022 Investing.com
Check Point Software Earnings, Revenue Beat in Q4
Check Point Software Technologies press release (CHKP): Q4 Non-GAAP EPS of $2.25 beats by $0.10.Revenue of $599M (+6.2% Y/Y) beats by $12.58M.Subscription Revenues: $204M, a 14
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