The Ultimate Guide to Phishing
A curated Australian edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Phishing.
What to know about Phishing
Phishing, a pervasive form of cybercrime, continues to evolve in sophistication and scale, posing significant risks to individuals and organisations worldwide. This tag gathers extensive insights into phishing tactics, including traditional email scams, spear-phishing, SMS phishing (smishing), and emerging AI-assisted attacks that exploit human vulnerabilities and trusted brand impersonations.
Recent stories highlight the increasing frequency and complexity of phishing attacks, such as operations targeting specific sectors like finance, industrial engineering, and healthcare. Reports reveal how cybercriminal groups adapt by leveraging multi-factor authentication exploits, brandjacking, and sophisticated social engineering to compromise credentials and infiltrate networks.
Readers exploring this tag will gain valuable understanding of how phishing attacks are conducted, who the most vulnerable targets are—from individual contributors to C-suite executives—and what measures organisations and individuals can take to mitigate risks. The tag also delves into cybersecurity solutions, training programs, and industry collaborations designed to bolster phishing resistance, emphasizing the critical role of combining technology, awareness, and proactive defense to combat this ever-changing threat landscape.
Australian Phishing News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Australian cyber experts warn of third-party risk surge
Recent breaches have exposed how weak vendor oversight is leaving schools and businesses more vulnerable to supply chain attacks.
Australians face scam risk during major life events
Stressful milestones like buying a home or job hunting are leaving Australians most exposed to scams, a TrendLife study found.
Australia warns of scam surge during Prime Day sales
Scammers are exploiting Prime Day shopping sprees as Australia's new rules aim to stop fraudulent texts, emails and instant payments.
We'll get up at 4am for the Socceroos, cyber-criminals are counting on it
Public Wi-Fi, reused passwords and distracted fans are leaving travelling Australians open to cyber-attacks during World Cup nights abroad.
Why SMS authentication is exposing mortgage lenders to avoidable risk
Mortgage brokers face mounting breach and fraud risks as attackers exploit SMS codes to reach high-value client data, experts warn.
AI is already running inside the enterprise. Is Australia ready?
Australian firms are using AI at scale, but many lack the visibility to stop shadow tools, agentic access and rising incidents.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Phishing
AI is already running inside the enterprise. Is Australia ready?
KnowBe4 wins Frost & Sullivan email security award
Phishing costs rise to USD $51,948 per analyst yearly
TrendAI named Gartner endpoint leader for 21st time
Gartner says 40% of governments will create TrustOps
Featured News
Visa strengthens AI defences amid new era of cyber threats
Visa is pouring billions into AI defences as regulators demand safer, auditable systems to counter faster cyber threats and fraud.
AI reshaping cybersecurity - on defence and attack
Criminals are using AI to scale phishing and hunt flaws faster, forcing firms to harden defences as alert volumes and risks rise.
Phishing-resistant authentication can prevent tax-time fraud
Fraudsters are exploiting tax season by stealing credentials and filing bogus returns, putting Australian refunds and ATO accounts at risk.
Digidentity helping companies navigate AI fraud challenges
AI-driven fraud is pushing healthcare, government and carmakers to tighten identity checks as remote transactions spread worldwide.
Exclusive: Arctic Wolf builds out agentic security
Arctic Wolf expands its Agentic SOC as AI speeds attacks and shadow AI risks, with President, Technology and Services Dan Schiappa backing human oversight.
Yubico well-prepared for post-quantum computing threats
Businesses are racing to upgrade defences as Yubico says quantum computers could expose banking, health data and other records within years.
Expert Columns
We'll get up at 4am for the Socceroos, cyber-criminals are counting on it
Why SMS authentication is exposing mortgage lenders to avoidable risk
AI does not invent cyber risk, it accelerates it
Why Australian tax agents need to secure every customer login to prevent the next wave of tax fraud
Access all areas with 1 credential: Why Australian workplaces need identity convergence now
Cyber hygiene 101: The big fundamentals
While OT security is maturing, risk is not slowing down
Cyber risk in education now extends far beyond the school gate
Why Australian SMEs can't afford to treat cybersecurity as an afterthought
Why 'strong passwords' can't save you from AI
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Phishing News
Australian banks lag on strict DMARC email protection
Most customers still face avoidable phishing risk, as 59% of Australian banks lack the strict DMARC setting that blocks spoofed emails.
Phishing-resistant authentication can prevent tax-time fraud
Fraudsters are exploiting tax season by stealing credentials and filing bogus returns, putting Australian refunds and ATO accounts at risk.
Why Australian tax agents need to secure every customer login to prevent the next wave of tax fraud
Stolen credentials are fuelling fraud as attackers bypass ATO controls, exposing taxpayers and forcing tax agents to harden logins.
CyberCX extends Rugby Australia cyber security deal
The extension gives Rugby Australia two more years of protection against cyber threats as sporting bodies face rising risks to data and match-day systems.
INC ransomware surges as Australia stays in sights
Australian businesses face renewed ransomware pressure as INC expands quickly after LockBit and BlackCat were disrupted, researchers say.
Access all areas with 1 credential: Why Australian workplaces need identity convergence now
Rising cyber threats and hybrid work are pushing Australian employers to replace scattered badges, passwords and tokens with one credential.
AI linked to half of Australian cyber incidents, QBE
Half of Australian businesses suffered a cyber incident last year, with QBE saying 26% involved AI and many hit by supplier-linked attacks.
KnowBe4 launches game to train staff on vishing scams
Phone-based fraud is forcing employers to train staff more aggressively as vishing losses rise and call scams spread across Australia.
Australian football fans trust fake Wi-Fi networks
Most Australian fans would still join venue-named hotspots, leaving match-day travellers exposed to phishing, fake streams and account theft.
PhishByte warns spear phishing drives payment fraud losses
Targeted email scams are pushing payment redirection fraud losses higher as Australian firms lose more than AUD $166.8 million.
Tax phishing scams surge in Australia, Proofpoint warns
End-of-financial-year deadlines are giving criminals a timely opening to steal credentials and financial data from Australians, Proofpoint says.
Cyber risk in education now extends far beyond the school gate
Thousands of schools faced disruption after a vendor breach exposed how learning platforms and cloud services can halt teaching and assessments.
KnowBe4 adds outbound email security tools for SMBs
Small firms facing rising data-loss risks now get stronger checks on outbound email, with AI warnings for misdirected messages and sensitive content.
Why Australian SMEs can't afford to treat cybersecurity as an afterthought
Rising attack volumes are exposing under-resourced SMEs to downtime, lost contracts and regulatory risk unless security is built in now.
MSHTA abuse helps malware hide in Windows processes
A default Windows utility is giving attackers a way to run malicious scripts through trusted processes and dodge security tools.
Australian businesses warned over ClickFix attacks
Many small firms cannot block the attack with email or antivirus tools because it tricks staff into running malicious commands themselves.
Baidam & AUSCERT sign Australia cybersecurity pact
The deal will pool threat intelligence, incident response and training as Australian organisations face rising phishing and fraud risks.
Australian budget boosts AI, but cyber gaps remain
Despite welcome AI funding, tech leaders say small firms still lack the cyber defences needed to adopt new tools safely.
Australian firms urged to rethink ransomware defences
Ransomware is hitting Australian large businesses harder than global peers, with most victims still paying attackers despite backup defences.
Exclusive: Arctic Wolf builds out agentic security
Arctic Wolf expands its Agentic SOC as AI speeds attacks and shadow AI risks, with President, Technology and Services Dan Schiappa backing human oversight.