Check Point Advisories

Darkside Ransomware Phishing Email Campaign

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2023-0143
Date Published:	21 Mar 2023
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 21 March, 2023
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	Darkside Ransomware is a Phishing Email Campaign using of hyperlinks inside a seemingly valid HTML file. The hyperlink will make the user download a malware.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Darkside Ransomware Phishing Email Campaign protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Phishing Enforcement Protection.
Attack Information: Darkside Ransomware Phishing Email Campaign