The Ultimate Guide to Phishing
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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.
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Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Phishing News
ICANN opens new domain ending applications for 2026
ICANN launches 2026 application round for custom internet endings, widening access to multilingual domains and tighter brand control.
Microsoft tops phishing brand rankings in first quarter
Microsoft, Apple and Google dominate first-quarter phishing attacks as scammers broaden tactics from fake logins to payments, QR-code hijacks and malware.
Infoblox completes Axur takeover to boost threat defence
Infoblox adds Axur's AI-driven threat hunting to its security suite, extending detection into social media, app stores and the dark web.
Genetec urges tighter identity controls for security systems
Genetec warns AI-driven attacks are exposing weak passwords and access gaps in connected cameras, doors and cloud-based security systems.
Ledger adds perpetual trading to wallet for selected users
Ledger opens perpetuals trading to some Wallet users, pairing self-custody with clear-signed hardware security and HyperLiquid access.
Norton Neo browser adds built-in VPN & anti-phishing
Norton Neo browser gets built-in VPN and anti-phishing tools by default, as Gen says most blocked attacks in early 2026 were web-based.
Microsoft reports 8.3bn phishing threats as QR codes surge
Microsoft says QR code phishing has surged as its systems logged 8.3 billion email threats in Q1, alongside 10.7 million BEC attacks.
Identity stays top attack surface as threats broaden
Identity remains the top attack surface as Expel records rising endpoint and cloud incidents, with Microsoft Teams phishing and AI lures gaining ground.
Outtake launches Recon Agent to trace AI attacks early
Outtake launches Recon Agent and an eight-stage AI attack framework, with USD $40 million backing to spot identity threats earlier.
Qilin drives 43% rise in ransomware attacks
Qilin-linked ransomware attacks jumped 43% in March, NCC Group says, as AI-fuelled deception and software flaws widen the threat picture.
Microsoft warns of surge in QR code phishing attacks
Microsoft sees QR code phishing surge 146% to 18.7 million attacks in March as Tycoon2FA disruption cuts volume and tactics shift.
CSC launches support for companies seeking .BRAND domains
CSC launches support programme for companies seeking .BRAND top-level domains as ICANN opens its first new gTLD window since 2012.
AI is biggest cyber threat to CISOs, NCC Group warns
Artificial intelligence heightens cyber risk for chief information security officers as ransomware attacks rise 22% in March, NCC Group says.
Industrial manufacturing tops Digitain cyber risk ranking
Industrial manufacturing heads Digitain's cyber risk index, with healthcare and information technology close behind as attacks, breaches and ransomware mount.
Norton warns of hotel booking Reservation Hijack scams
Norton warns travellers that scammers are using real hotel reservation data to send convincing payment demands through trusted apps and emails.
Bitdefender warns journalists on phishing & source safety
Bitdefender urges journalists to harden phones, accounts and source contacts against phishing, spyware, impersonation and AI-linked leaks.
Infosecurity Europe adds AI summit amid cyber defence shift
Infosecurity Europe to host new GenAI Security Summit after survey finds UK cyber leaders see agentic AI as biggest defence shift.
Barracuda spots 7 million device code phishing attacks
Barracuda links surge in device code phishing attacks to EvilTokens kit as criminals exploit Microsoft 365 logins and bypass multifactor checks.
VIPRE report says attackers shift to trusted services
VIPRE says cyber criminals are increasingly abusing trusted services like Cloudflare, Microsoft and TestFlight to dodge email security filters.
Everywhen issues six checks to spot unsafe websites
Everywhen warns businesses and consumers to check web addresses, padlocks and browser alerts as fake sites fuel rising cyber fraud risk.