The Ultimate Guide to Phishing
A curated Australian edition of IndustrialDay 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 firms lag on AI cyber risk understanding
Only 20% of Australian organisations say they fully understand AI cyber risks, leaving boards exposed as phishing and deepfakes grow more credible.
Cloudflare & Microsoft disrupt EvilTokens phishing service
More than 12,000 inboxes were exposed as the kit used to bypass multi-factor authentication and sustain account access was taken offline.
Huntress urges access to frontier AI for cyber defenders
Smaller firms could face more frequent attacks if access to advanced models stays limited to government agencies, Huntress says.
Ledger appoints Oded Blatman as Chief Information Officer
The hire underlines Ledger's push into institutional digital asset security as AI-driven attacks and tokenised assets raise the stakes for breaches.
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.
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.
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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
Mathspace Breach Exposes 1 Million Students, Parents, and Teachers
Weaponizing trust: How AI and social engineering bypass personal security boundaries
Fighting fraud at scale: Why entitlement servers are becoming central to telecoms security
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
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
Blackpoint adds identity threat tools to CompassOne
The update gives Microsoft 365, Google Workspace and Cisco Duo users faster containment and clearer evidence as identity attacks rise.
Proofpoint launches AI security against trusted attacks
Targeted phishing and payment fraud are getting harder to spot as attackers mimic routine business workflows and trusted contacts.
Two-thirds of US telecoms in elevated cyber risk band
Smaller operators are carrying much of the danger as a new study finds 66% of assessed US telecoms fall into an elevated risk band.
AI security incidents expose new criminal tradeoffs
Criminals are increasingly using AI for ransomware and credential theft, while flaws in test models are exposing production systems and data.
Whitepaper links water hacks to telecom cyber risk
With most operators exposed to basic flaws, the paper warns telecom networks could face the same low-effort intrusions seen in US water systems.
Microsoft & Google use shared exchange to hit RedVDS
Criminal access to thousands of Microsoft accounts was cut off after the companies shared threat data through the Global Signal Exchange.
AI systems expose sensitive data in ANZ, report finds
Downstream AI alerts in Australia and New Zealand are rising as agents and MCP links create fresh routes for sensitive data leakage.
IT pros say password sharing is top security lapse
User behaviour remains IT's biggest vulnerability, with 65% of professionals saying password sharing is the worst security lapse.
Check Point warns of rising cyber attacks & AI risk
Organisations faced 2,422 cyber attacks a week in August as ransomware and phishing intensified, while AI use created fresh data exposure risks.
Check Point warns of rising attacks & AI data leak risk
Rising phishing, ransomware and AI misuse are leaving organisations exposed, with weekly attacks up 22% from a year earlier.
Google warns of AI-powered cyberattacks in live ops
Defenders now have minutes, not hours, as attackers use agentic AI to automate credential theft, scanning and extortion across live operations.
Zscaler launches Agentic SOC to fight AI-driven attacks
Security teams under pressure from faster intrusions can now use Zscaler's new platform to spot and contain AI-driven attacks at machine speed.
Google warns cyber attackers are moving to agentic AI
Attackers are compressing intrusions into hours, leaving defenders less time to spot and stop credential-harvesting campaigns.
MrBeast tops impersonation scams, Malwarebytes says
Fraudsters are timing texts for lunch and Fridays, as MrBeast led impersonation scams in Malwarebytes' three-month global study.
Filigran adds attack chaining to OpenAEV v3 release
Security teams can now trace how one weak point becomes a full breach path as Filigran automates multi-step testing in OpenAEV v3.
AI-generated cyber attacks to hit firms soon, warn experts
Many firms lack the capacity to fix existing flaws fast enough, leaving them exposed as AI-generated attacks scale up, experts warn.
Netpoleon ANZ expands Cofense phishing defence pact
Rising AI-driven phishing attacks are pushing ANZ organisations towards post-perimeter defences, as Netpoleon widens Cofense access through its channel network.
KnowBe4 launches Google Workspace email security Defend
For Google Workspace users, the new Defend release adds phishing detection, AI verdicts and employee coaching against business email compromise.
Abnormal AI adds email controls & phishing training
Businesses face broader email risk as Abnormal adds outbound data-loss controls and adaptive phishing training to its security platform.
Bitdefender warns of school scams across Asia-Pacific
Families across Asia-Pacific are being lured by fake grants, scholarships and delivery alerts as scammers exploit rising education costs and AI tools.