Daud Jawad, Security Engineer at Fortra, authored a recent Techcronicler article exploring the evolution of calendar invite phishing and its growing use alongside ConsentFix, a device code–based phishing technique.

Josh Taylor, Lead Security Analyst at Fortra, authored a recent opinion article for CSO examining why developer workstations have become a top target for attackers.

Tyler Reguly, Associate Director of Security R&D at Fortra, was featured in a recent Dark Reading article examining Microsoft’s April 2026 Patch Tuesday update.

Fortra was included in a 2026 industry roundup published by National Cyber Security, which evaluated the Top 10 Best Digital Risk Protection (DRP) Platforms. Fortra’s PhishLabs Digital Risk Protection was recognized for its strength in phishing detection and takedown services, analyst‑driven intelligence, and protection against social engineering and fraud. The piece positions PhishLabs as a...

Fortra expert John Wilson was mentioned in a recent episode of The Financial Journey podcast focused on tax scams targeting older Americans

Fortra expert John Wilson, Senior Fellow, Threat Research, wrote this article in eSecurity Planet on the evolution of hybrid vishing.

Moonlock published an in-depth article examining the GhostPoster browser extension campaign, featuring research and expert insight from Daud Jawad, Security Engineer on the Fortra Intelligence and Research Experts (FIRE) team.

Fortra Senior Fellow Threat Researcher John Wilson joined CyberRisk TV during RSAC 2026 to discuss the FIRE team’s new research on Scripted Sparrow, a highly active BEC collective sending millions of targeted scam emails each month.

In new research featured by Redmond Magazine, the Fortra Intelligence and Research Experts (FIRE) team uncovered a GitHub-driven vishing campaign abusing legitimate notification emails to impersonate trusted brands.

Chris Reffkin, Chief Security & Risk Officer at Fortra, authored an article for Manufacturing.net that outlines how technology and security leaders should react in the critical early moments of a ransomware attack. He explains why containment must remain the top priority, how leaders should communicate clearly and quickly with executives, and how to assess the impact with support from legal and incident response teams.

Fortra appears in the Q4 2025 APWG Phishing Activity Trends Report for its analysis of Business Email Compromise activity and attacker behavior. The report shows how anti-phishing tools help track evolving threat patterns at scale. Fortra reviewed thousands of BEC attacks this quarter and found a 136% increase in wire transfer attempts. The average amount requested increased to $50,297. The report...

Ransomware groups are increasingly using AI powered bots to scale negotiations, compress timelines, and pressure incident response teams.

Bob Erdman, Associate VP of R&D at Fortra, is quoted in a recent The Epoch Times feature exploring how personal data accumulates on the darknet, how criminals monetize breach information, and why these underground markets continue to grow despite law enforcement action. Erdman highlights how repeated breach exposures allow attackers to build and trade increasingly complete identity profiles,...

Josh Davies was featured in a recent The Register article examining the risks behind the viral AI caricature trend.

The FIRE team uncovered an SEO poisoning marketplace that helps threat actors manipulate search rankings by placing malicious backlinks on compromised but legitimate websites.

Josh Taylor examines how hacktivism has shifted from headline-grabbing stunts to something far more complex and harder to spot.

Fortra’s Alexis Ober was featured in The Hacker News article, “Smishing Triad Linked to 194,000 Malicious Domains in Global Phishing Operation.” The piece explores an ongoing large-scale campaign attributed to a China-linked threat group known as Smishing Triad. Alexis shared insights on how these attackers are evolving to exploit brokerage accounts and manipulate markets through “ramp and dump”...

Fortra’s latest research uncovers a new wave of executive phishing attacks leveraging QR codes, carried out by the Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) group Tycoon2fa.

Rohit Dhamankar, Fortra’s vice president of product strategy, sits down with CyberRisk TV at Black Hat 2025 to examine how offensive security is shifting from periodic pen tests to continuous, AI-assisted approaches that provide measurable proof of defensive effectiveness.

Fortra Intelligence & Research Experts (FIRE) are calling attention to a phishing campaign that impersonates well-known companies like Nvidia, Glassdoor, and Red Bull to lure job seekers into handing over personal data.