Active Phishing Campaigns are coordinated attacks that Fortra has observed bypassing email security gateways and filtering tools. The following analysis includes examples, high-level details, and associated threat indicators. Sample Email Lure Sender VerificationSender’s Email: [email protected] Sender’s Name: Yousign for HR...

Active Phishing Campaigns are concerted, coordinated attacks that Fortra has observed bypassing email security gateways, like SEGs, and filtering tools. The following analysis includes examples, high-level details, and associated threat indicators. As of this posting, Fortra has automatically detected and removed 53 instances of this threat across multiple customer email environments. Sample...

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Fortra has been recognized as a “Top Player” in The Radicati Group’s Secure Email Market Quadrant, 2024. The Radicati Group’s analysis found that Fortra provides both breadth and depth of functionality, while shaping the market with innovative technology and a compelling strategic vision. As the report illustrated: "Fortra’s Cloud Email Protection brings together an impressive set of solutions...

Recent O365 Active Phishing Campaign Active Phishing Campaigns are concerted, coordinated attacks that Fortra has observed bypassing email security gateways, like SEGs, and default filtering tools. The following analysis includes examples, high-level details, and associated threat indicators. As of this posting, Fortra has automatically detected and removed 46 instances of this threat across...

Working in cybersecurity is one of the most challenging roles in the organisation. Not only are you tasked with keeping the business and its data safe and secure, but you must do so in the face of ever-increasing professionalism and sophistication on the part of cybercriminals.There are more threats than ever before, and the consequences of a data breach are more significant too. In recent Fortra...

In Q4, impersonation threats made up more than 45% of total attacks on social media, with the vast majority targeting banking and financial services. Impersonation on social media continues to grow, with threats specifically targeting corporate executives responsible for driving the majority of volume for three consecutive quarters.The average number of social media attacks per business has...

The majority of malicious emails reported in user inboxes contained a link to a phishing site, making credential theft emails the attack method of choice for cybercriminals in Q4. Credential theft made up nearly 60% of all reported incidents, with more than half of the volume attributed to O365 attacks. Despite the threat actor preference toward this threat type, credential theft attacks declined...

Preview the latest global phishing benchmarking results and expert security awareness recommendations from Fortra's Terranova Security 2023 Gone Phishing Tournament.

Fortra is monitoring malicious activity targeting Canadian banks conducted by Phishing-as-a-Service group LabHost. Throughout 2022 and 2023, Fortra has observed phishing attacks connected with Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) groups grow as threat actors use the tools provided through membership services to launch a variety of campaigns. The providers of these platforms boast features such as access...