The Ultimate Guide to Phishing
A curated Irish 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.
Irish Phishing News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Cyber risk is no longer an IT issue, it's a leadership issue
Almost half of Irish businesses faced at least one cyber attack last year, exposing hidden costs that can hit operations, cash flow and trust.
Irish tech leaders cite skills gaps as AI investment rises
Skills shortages are now holding back Ireland's tech chiefs as AI investment jumps, with most firms still unable to deploy it at speed.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Phishing
Financial firms face rising AI cyber risk, survey says
Financial services breach risk rises as AI adoption surges
KnowBe4 wins Frost & Sullivan email security award
Phishing costs rise to USD $51,948 per analyst yearly
Gartner says 40% of governments will create TrustOps
Featured News
Expert Columns
Why financial services now leads email deliverability
Cyber risk is no longer an IT issue, it's a leadership issue
AI does not invent cyber risk, it accelerates it
Your annual penetration testing is already out of date
Cyber hygiene 101: The big fundamentals
While OT security is maturing, risk is not slowing down
Why service desks are emerging as a critical security weakness
Stolen credentials don't have to mean a breach
One click can trigger a breach, but security can stop it
Saving the weekend: How SonicWall's SonicSentry SOC stopped a Saturday night cyberattack
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Phishing News
Google links UNC6671 to cloud extortion brand shift
Google says the campaign is shifting towards financial and legal firms, with rebranded extortion sites still stealing cloud logins and tokens.
RiskProfiler launches KnyX Autonomous Investigations
Security teams can now automate repetitive threat triage and response as AI agents assess alerts, gather evidence and act under policy controls.
Autonomous AI agents could drive 90% of fraud by 2028
Scam losses are rising faster than human fraudsters alone can explain, with AI-enabled cases in the US already topping USD $900 million.
RiskProfiler launches KnyX for automated cyber response
Security teams can now automate triage of leaked credentials, phishing pages and breach claims while keeping policy controls and audit trails in place.
Visa to buy BioCatch in USD $2.4 billion cash deal
The deal would bolster Visa's push into fraud prevention as banks battle account takeovers, scams and money mule activity.
Gen launches global cyber risk index for consumers
Consumers can now track scams, identity risks and cyber threats by country through a new global index that monitors daily changes across 245 countries and territories.
CrowdStrike says AI is now central to cyberattacks
Defenders now face a 48-hour window after proof-of-concept code appears, as attackers use AI to speed exploits and hit software chains.
Infoblox warns cybercrime is becoming industrialised
Nearly 25 per cent of newly observed domains were high-risk, underscoring how AI and rented infrastructure are making attacks harder to detect.
Doppel launches AI email security & human risk service
Security teams face faster, more convincing phishing as Doppel rolls out tools that link inbox alerts to attack infrastructure and automate awareness training.
Cybercriminals shift from ransomware to data theft
Organisations face a growing risk of silent data theft as criminals exploit cloud identities and credentials for extortion instead of encryption.
Finance teams face rise of behavioural cyber attacks
Attackers are exploiting urgency and trust in payment and payroll processes, putting finance teams at risk of fraud, disruption and scrutiny.
Digimune & AnyTech365 launch AntiScam Mobile service
Rising smartphone fraud is pushing banks, insurers and telecoms to add scam protection without building it in-house.
Google warns of rise in open source supply chain attacks
Malicious packages are now spreading faster across code repositories, with Google saying open source ecosystems face the sharpest rise in risk.
Proofpoint flags underground AI prompt injection tools
Proofpoint says underground forums are advertising tools that use indirect prompt injection across emails, PDFs, calendar invites and web pages.
Russia-aligned hackers used Zimbra flaw in email attack
Ukrainian and US organisations were exposed for months after a Zimbra bug let attackers steal emails and credentials without a click.
Logokit phishing kit builds real-time fake login pages
Victims can be tricked more easily as Logokit now tailors fake login pages in real time, sending stolen credentials to Telegram bots.
Compromised credential monitoring lags threat awareness
Despite widespread concern over stolen logins, only 19% of organisations continuously monitor and automatically remediate exposed credentials.
Netskope says downstream AI data breaches are surging
Downstream AI data leaks have more than doubled in a year, with connected services now returning unauthorised information to staff and agents.
Integrity360 launches threat intelligence portfolio
Demand is rising for outside-in cyber monitoring as firms seek earlier warning of impersonation, leaks and fraud before systems are breached.
Google Cloud urges resilience as breaches become inevitable
Breaches are forcing boards to rethink cyber defence, with Google Cloud warning that recovery, staff readiness and containment matter most.