​​In VM Blog's Halloween roundup of scary cybersecurity statistics, Fortra’s research teams shared insights on critical cyber threats in 2024, including business email compromise (BEC) and phishing scams.

​​Fortra’s Suspicious Email Analysis team has observed nearly 200% more phishing and malicious activity on Cloudflare Pages and a 104% increase on Cloudflare Workers this year.

​​Insights from Fortra's 2024 Brand Threats and Fraud Report were featured in Information Security Buzz.

​​CSO covered Fortra’s disclosure of a Microsoft privilege escalation issue that allows attackers to bypass UAC prompts. Fortra's Tyler Reguly explained that this bypass removes key security checks, posing a risk. Microsoft disagrees, calling it a convenience issue, but the debate continues.​

A sophisticated QR code phishing campaign targeting Office 365 users has been uncovered by Fortra, as detailed by ITNerd.

The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) has released its Phishing Activity Trends Report for Q2 2024, offering an in-depth analysis of recent phishing attacks and identity theft techniques. Fortra contributed to this report, with John Wilson providing insights on business email compromise (BEC).