Media Alert: Check Point Researchers Discover Global Cyber Espionage Campaign With Possible Link to Lebanese Political Group

Media Alert: Check Point Researchers Discover Global Cyber Espionage Campaign With Possible Link to Lebanese Political Group

SAN CARLOS, CA — (Marketwired) — 03/31/15 — . (NASDAQ: CHKP), the largest pure-play security vendor globally, today released a report detailing the discovery of a persistent attacker group originating possibly in Lebanon with political ties.Researchers in Check Point–s Malware and Vulnerability Research Group uncovered an attack campaign called Volatile Cedar, which uses a custom-made malware implant codenamed Explosive. Operating since early 2012, this campaign has successfully penetrated