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Cracked smartphone on a dark table at night displaying a text message notification that says “Hi Dad,” symbolising the start of a scam.

Why Does My Text Message Say “Unverified”? Australia’s New SMS Scam Protection Explained

Leave a Comment / Cyber Security Culture & Awareness / Tayven / September 6, 2026 / ACMA, Australian scams, consumer cyber security, Cyber awareness, cyber safety, cyber security awareness, everyday cyber security, identity theft, Mobile security, online safety, phishing, scam awareness, Scam prevention, scamwatch, sender ID, smishing, sms scams, SMS Sender ID Register, text message scams, unverified text messages

You open your phone and see a text message from a company you’ve dealt with before. But instead of seeing their name at the top of the conversation, you see a label you’ve never noticed before: Unverified Is it a scam? Should you delete it immediately? Australia has introduced new protections designed to make text

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A hand‑drawn, softly coloured illustration showing a person holding a smartphone displaying a fake ATO tax refund SMS message. The banner at the top reads “ATO Tax Scams: How to Spot One and What to Look Out For.”

ATO Tax Scams: How to Spot One and What to Look Out For

Leave a Comment / Cyber Security Culture & Awareness, Featured Articles / Tayven / July 4, 2026 / ATO Scam Alerts, ATO scams, Australian Cyber Security, Cyber security, ID Support NSW, identity protection, myGov scams, phishing, scam awareness, scamwatch, sms scams, tax scams, tax time safety

Tax season is when Australians are most vulnerable to scams, and scammers know it. Every year, thousands of people receive fake ATO and myGov messages designed to steal refunds, personal information, or access to accounts. If you work, lodge, or claim anything through myGov, these scams are aimed directly at you. I write a lot

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“Hi Dad, I Dropped My Phone”: How a Simple Text Stole $3600 And Why This Scam Is Exploding

Leave a Comment / Cyber Security Culture & Awareness / Tayven / May 2, 2026 / australia scams, awareness, banking security, Cyber awareness, Cyber security, fraud prevention, hi dad scam, mfa scams, online safety, scams, scamwatch, sms scams, Social engineering, text scams

A Real Incident Response Case This wasn’t a hypothetical scenario or a second‑hand story, it was a real incident I handled during an incident response call. These impersonation scams are not targeted attacks; they’re mass‑sent messages blasted out to thousands of numbers at once, hoping that one or two people respond at the wrong moment.

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