A hacker is claiming to have stolen a “highly sensitive” dataset from Check Point – but the company is looking to play down any concerns users might have.
The cybercriminal, going by the name of CoreInjection, posted about the dataset of compromised Check Point files on a cybercrime forum – and alleges that the information contains user credentials, employee contract information, and internal network maps, among other things. A spokesperson from Check Point told TechRadar Pro that they “really wouldn’t call it a breach”, and added that this was “one account with limited access on a portal”. The firm’s statement assures that this is an “old, known and very pinpointed event,” that only involved a few organizations, and “ does not include customers’ systems , production or security architecture.”
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