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Media Alert: Check Point Researchers Discover ISP Vulnerabilities That Hackers Could Use to Take Over Millions of Consumer Internet and Wi-Fi Devices(Marketwire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) SAN CARLOS, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 08/08/14 -- Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today released its findings of security concerns in CPE WAN Management Protocol (CWMP/TR-069) deployments, used by major Internet Service Providers (ISPs) globally to control business and consumer home internet equipment such as Wi-Fi routers, VoIP phones, amongst other devices. Researchers in Check Point's Malware and Vulnerability Research Group uncovered a number of critical zero-day vulnerabilities that might have resulted in the compromise of millions of homes and business worldwide, through flaws in several TR-069 server implementations. Once compromised, the malicious exploitation could have led to massive malware infections, illegal mass-surveillance and privacy invasions, and/or service interruptions, including the disabling of an ISP's Internet service. Attackers could also steal personal and financial data from huge numbers of businesses and consumers. Further analysis detected an alarming number of insecure ISPs, vulnerable to remote takeover. Check Point has reported and assisted in fixing all uncovered vulnerabilities. Key Findings: If undiscovered, an attacker could have taken control of millions of Internet devices across the world, resulting in the ability to steal personal and financial data from businesses and consumers. Many TR-069 deployments include severe security weaknesses. Check Point encourages ISPs and other providers utilizing this protocol to evaluate their security posture immediately. Customers with the Check Point Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) Software Blade have automatically received protections against uncovered vulnerabilities. Check Point will present its TR-069 research findings at DEF CON® 22 on Saturday, August 9, 2014 at 11:00AM PT in The Rio Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas. The session entitled, "I Hunt TR-069 Admins: Pwning ISPs Like a Boss" will be led by Shahar Tal, Vulnerability Research Team Leader at Check Point. More details on the session can be found here: https://www.defcon.org/html/defcon-22/dc-22-speakers.html#Tal. "Check Point's mission is to keep one step ahead of malicious attackers. The security flaws uncovered in TR-069 implementations could have resulted in catastrophic attacks against Internet Service Providers and their customers across the world. Our Malware and Vulnerability Research Group continues to focus on uncovering security flaws and developing the necessary real-time protections to secure the Internet," said Shahar Tal, Vulnerability Research Team Leader at Check Point Software Technologies. Check Point's Malware and Vulnerability Research Group regularly performs assessments of common software to ensure the security of Internet users worldwide. For more information on other research findings from Check Point, visit: http://www.checkpoint.com/threatcloud-central/. Follow Check Point via Twitter: www.twitter.com/checkpointsw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/checkpointsoftware YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/CPGlobal About Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (www.checkpoint.com), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, provides customers with uncompromised protection against all types of threats, reduces security complexity and lowers total cost of ownership. Check Point first pioneered the industry with FireWall-1 and its patented stateful inspection technology. Today, Check Point continues to develop new innovations based on the Software Blade Architecture, providing customers with flexible and simple solutions that can be fully customized to meet the exact security needs of any organization. Check Point is the only vendor to go beyond technology and define security as a business process. Check Point 3D Security uniquely combines policy, people and enforcement for greater protection of information assets and helps organizations implement a blueprint for security that aligns with business needs. Customers include tens of thousands of organizations of all sizes, including all Fortune and Global 100 companies. Check Point's award-winning ZoneAlarm solutions protect millions of consumers from hackers, spyware and identity theft. Source: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. |