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
HID pushes unified identity access across work & digital
Passwordless logins are gaining traction as HID says employers want one credential for buildings, devices and cloud apps.
PhishByte warns of rising BEC scams hitting Australian firms
Australian firms are being urged to tighten payment checks as email impersonation scams drive AUD $166.8 million in losses.
AI gives criminals speed boost, but basic security failures persist
Australian firms still face email compromise and poor security hygiene, even as AI helps criminals move faster and hide harder.
AIBUILD launches AI verifier to fight scam messages
Rising scam losses in Australia are pushing businesses to verify texts, images and voice notes before paying or acting on urgent requests.
Australian firms unready for AI cyber attacks, Elastic
Most Australian organisations still rely on manual processes, leaving them exposed to AI-automated cyber attacks, according to an Elastic survey.
AI fuels targeted scams against Australian small firms
Targeted fraud is inflicting bigger losses on small firms as AI helps criminals forge convincing invoices and impersonations in Australia.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Phishing
Bitdefender partners Digimune to sell consumer security
Financial firms face rising AI cyber risk, survey says
Financial services breach risk rises as AI adoption surges
AI is already running inside the enterprise. Is Australia ready?
KnowBe4 wins Frost & Sullivan email security award
Featured News
AI gives criminals speed boost, but basic security failures persist
Australian firms still face email compromise and poor security hygiene, even as AI helps criminals move faster and hide harder.
Mimecast CEO: Agentic AI threat novel but not entirely new
Hidden AI risks are already widespread in workplaces, with Mimecast saying users are driving shadow tools and most exposure still starts with people.
AI models expose new attack surfaces through misconfiguration
Misconfigured models are giving attackers a fresh route into cloud systems, raising the risk of data theft and service compromise.
CrowdStrike report: AI is rewriting rules of cybersecurity
Organisations now have just 48 hours to patch most flaws, as AI helps attackers weaponise vulnerabilities far faster than before.
SonicWall boosts endpoint security for SMBs and mid-market
SMBs and mid-market firms facing AI-driven attacks are set for tighter device controls as SonicWall prepares a new endpoint security product.
Check Point: Be the best, or get out the way
Rising AI-driven attacks are compel security buyers to cut vendor sprawl, though Check Point warns over-consolidation can still raise risk.
Archaic payment processes costing SMEs time and money
Australian SMEs are missing working capital gains as manual invoicing and EFTs leave payments slower and less secure.
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.
Expert Columns
No one's just a number: the finance-team blind spot behind Australia's rising payment scams
When AI accelerates the threat, identity governance cannot afford to stand still
AI agents are moving fast. Here's what Australians should understand before using them
Identity the new security perimeter in the age of autonomous AI
Identity protection is the next fintech battleground
How can phishing-resistant authentication strengthen AML compliance across the accounting sector?
Why financial services now leads email deliverability
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
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
AI gives criminals speed boost, but basic security failures persist
Mimecast CEO: Agentic AI threat novel but not entirely new
AI models expose new attack surfaces through misconfiguration
CrowdStrike report: AI is rewriting rules of cybersecurity
SonicWall boosts endpoint security for SMBs and mid-market
Recent Phishing News
PEXA flags drop in scam confidence among homebuyers
Fewer Australians can spot property settlement scams, with confidence in identifying them falling to 41% as AI voice fraud worries grow.
Australian finance teams warned over payment scam risks
Finance teams are being urged to tighten checks as scammers exploit weak controls, with mid-sized firms, charities and public bodies most exposed.
No one's just a number: the finance-team blind spot behind Australia's rising payment scams
Australians lost AUD $166.8 million to payment redirection scams in 2025, as finance teams struggled to verify supplier bank-detail changes.
Businesses urged to add stronger controls beyond vigilance
Rising scam losses are pushing Australian firms towards stronger payment and login controls as regulators prepare tougher enforcement.
TrendLife launches Kaleida AI companion for families
Parents worried about privacy and scams may get separate AI profiles, while TrendLife tests a new family-focused subscription starting at AU$16.50 a month.
Proofpoint warns of myGov & invoice scams in Australia
Australians lost AUD $2.18 billion to scams in 2025 as fake myGov logins and bogus invoices exploit tax-season urgency, Proofpoint said.
AI agents are moving fast. Here's what Australians should understand before using them
Australians risk giving AI agents broad access to emails, calendars and accounts, opening the door to scams and misuse.
AI cyber threats rise as Australian incidents surge
Average cybercrime losses for large Australian businesses jumped as AI-enabled attacks became a bigger worry than privacy for many boards.
Bitdefender partners Digimune to sell consumer security
Australian households gain local access to Bitdefender's antivirus, VPN and identity tools as scams, ransomware and mobile malware persist.
Identity protection is the next fintech battleground
Australians lost GBP £1.1 billion to scams last year, underscoring how banks now must protect customers' identities as well as their systems.
MY CYBER GUARD launches free cyber health check for SMEs
Small firms may miss basic cyber gaps as a free self-check from MY CYBER GUARD flags weak passwords, patching and backup risks.
Origin Energy probes alleged cyber incident over data
Customers face heightened scam risks as Origin Energy investigates claims that a hacker accessed two million records and alerted regulators.
Australia breach costs hit AUD $4.22 million, IBM says
Malicious attacks are growing costlier as AI-generated elements feature in nearly a third of incidents, IBM's study found.
HERE partners Keep Aware on browser security tools
The deal gives regulated businesses extra protection against phishing, data leaks and rogue apps as work shifts deeper into browsers and AI tools.
Australians still trust physical mail over digital
Digital fatigue and scam fears are helping keep posted letters credible, with 78% wanting important government messages by mail.
AI makes ransomware more effective in Australia study
Data theft and repeat extortion are hitting Australian businesses harder as AI helps attackers make ransomware lures more convincing.
Business email compromise tops LevelBlue cyber incidents
Identity-led attacks are speeding up intrusions, with LevelBlue finding business email compromise accounted for 45 per cent of incidents in Q2 2026.
Acronis says frontier AI is speeding cyber attacks
Frontier AI is lowering the bar for cybercrime, with attackers using it to scale phishing, malware and reconnaissance more quickly.
PhishByte warns Essential Eight misses phishing risk
Businesses risk false confidence if they meet the ACSC framework but leave staff exposed to phishing, social engineering and fake MFA prompts.
Australian healthcare providers urged to register SMS IDs
Patients could miss vital appointment and medication texts if healthcare providers fail to register before messages are labelled “Unverified”.