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Stay Smart Online provides simple, easy to understand advice on how to protect yourself online as well as up-to-date information on the latest online threats and how to respond.

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24 Sep 2018

Don’t get scammed by fake payment methods at tax time

Scammers increase activity around tax time so beware of requests for payments via unusual methods like gift cards, Bitcoin, pre-paid Visa cards or transfers into bank accounts not held by the Reserve Bank.

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05 Sep 2018

Australian e-stores infected with card stealing malware

E-commerce stores worldwide have been infected with payment skimming malware which can intercept customers' payment information and send it to cyber criminals. The malware infects websites that use the Magento shopping cart software by guessing the password used by the website’s Magento admin panel.