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Your Taxes Are Done but the Scammers Aren’t

By Meriam Senouci on Wed, 04/16/2025
This blog conducts a deep dive into a recent and widespread tax scam identified through Fortra’s threat research. It offers the reader a detailed analysis into the email lure and provides insights with predictions into how these scammers can continue targeting victims even after the tax deadline has passed.
Threat Research & Intelligence
RansomHouse
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RansomHouse Ransomware: What You Need To Know

By Graham Cluley on Tue, 04/15/2025
What is RansomHouse?RansomHouse is a cybercrime operation that follows a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) business model, where affiliates (who do not require technical skills of their own) use the ransomware operator's infrastructure to extort money from victims. So they are a bog-standard ransomware gang?Not quite. Many ransomware operations encrypt and steal your data, demanding a ransom for a...
Vulnerability Research

Patch Tuesday Update - December 2024

By Mieng Lim on Wed, 04/09/2025
Fortra Vulnerability Management will include the Microsoft Patch Tuesday checks in the NIRV 4.56.0 and FVM Agent 2.17.Microsoft addressed 70 vulnerabilities this release, including 16 rated as Critical.CVE-2024-49138 - Microsoft has disclosed an actively exploited vulnerability that allows attackers to gain SYSTEM privileges on Windows devices. No further information is provided from Microsoft on...