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CISA Orders Federal Agencies to Patch Check Point VPN Bug in 3 Days — Ransomware Gangs Are Already Inside

June 9, 2026June 9, 20260

CISA ordered federal agencies to patch Check Point VPN flaw CVE-2026-50751 within 3 days. Ransomware gangs, including Qilin affiliates, have been exploiting it as a zero-day since May.

Attackers Are Bypassing Check Point VPN Passwords Using a Deprecated Protocol Nobody Should Still Be Using

June 8, 2026June 8, 20260

A critical Check Point VPN flaw (CVE-2026-50751) lets attackers bypass passwords entirely by exploiting the deprecated IKEv1 protocol. Active exploitation is underway against dozens of organizations, with at least one Qilin ransomware affiliate already leveraging the access.