Recent Stories
Keeping the Human in Medicine: Two AI CoLab Researchers on What Machines Can’t ReplaceSomeone Is Hacking the Freezers. Pay Attention.Thinking of Running in 2028? Start HereWhat the Lame Duck Session Has to Do With the Ultimate 21st-Century Power Tool: RobotsBlack October Wasn't an Attack Wave. It Was a Warning.Extreme Ownership Means Ultimate Achievement – NASA Culture Shift

The Wave

← Back to the board
News

Check Point gateways hacked via PHP2Shell to deploy VMware ESXi wiper

Why it’s here: A specialist cybersecurity report on a critical PHP2Shell exploitation campaign against Check Point gateways, with CISA KEV listing, federal-facing critical infrastructure implications, and possible state-linked attribution, squarely within the cybersecurity policy and threat landscape scope.

Trace across the board

Item

  1. 2d agoBleepingComputerCheck Point gateways hacked via PHP2Shell to deploy VMware ESXi wiperThreat actors exploited PHP2Shell flaws to breach Check Point Gateway appliances and deploy a wiper in two waves starting late October and early November 2026.
    3 articles
    1. 2d agoSecurityWeekEarliestPHP2Shell Exploited in Destructive Check Point Gateway Attacks
    2. 2d agoBleepingComputerPickupCheck Point gateways hacked via PHP2Shell to deploy VMware ESXi wiper
    3. YesterdayCSO OnlinePickupThe firewall becomes the foothold: Attackers turn Check Point gateways against customers
    Cyber12 linked

Coverage

3 outlets · first seen 2d ago

Connected

4 links

About

  • Check Point Software
  • Israel
  • CISA
  • ESET

Cookies

Analytics cookies help us see how the site is used. They only run if you accept. Privacy Policy

Check Point gateways hacked via PHP2Shell to deploy VMware ESXi wiper — The Wave