--- title: Ransomware crims got a month-long head start on Check... description: A zero-day vulnerability in Check Point VPN was actively exploited by ransomware attackers, including a Qilin ransomware affiliate, for approximately one month... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/ransomware-crims-got-a-month-long-head-start-on-check-point-vpn-0-day-that-now-has-a-fix-4g0jmo3nt twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Ransomware crims got a month-long head start on Check Point VPN 0-day that now has a fix | daily.dev og:description: A zero-day vulnerability in Check Point VPN was actively exploited by ransomware attackers, including a Qilin ransomware affiliate, for approximately one month... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/ransomware-crims-got-a-month-long-head-start-on-check-point-vpn-0-day-that-now-has-a-fix-4g0jmo3nt og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/4g0JMo3nT.png og:image:alt: Ransomware crims got a month-long head start on Check Point VPN 0-day that now has a fix og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Ransomware crims got a month-long head start on Check Point VPN 0-day that now has a fix **[The Register](https://daily.dev/sources/theregister)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A zero-day vulnerability in Check Point VPN was actively exploited by ransomware attackers, including a Qilin ransomware affiliate, for approximately one month before a patch was released. Exploitation began around May 7, giving threat actors a significant head start before the fix became available. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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