Platform to combat phishing

The platform against phishing is a public-private partnership between the Federal Criminal Police Office, PSA Payment Services Austria, Austrian banks, telecommunications operators, supervisory authorities and other public organisations. Together, they are working on solutions to counteract the phenomenon of phishing. The organisations meet regularly to exchange information and have 3 specific working groups with the following objectives: 1. joint awareness-raising, 2. technical solutions to prevent phishing attacks and 3. decisions for recommendations for decision-makers. The #10DaysAgainstPhishing took place for the first time in 2024. Over the 10 days, more than 25 organisations provided information about the dangers of phishing and how to protect yourself from them. The media response was huge and the feedback was very good. By joining forces with telecommunications operators, it will also be possible in the near future to filter out and not deliver text messages with fraudulent content.