Australia's central bank has criticised the nation's four largest commercial banks for shirking on investments in payment systems technology, resulting in a lack of innovation and neglect of systems like EFTPOS.
Fraudsters have launched an online scam designed to steal bank account information from unwitting Internet users, after promising them US$200 in a fake email.
As eBay continues to promote its move to a single payment system &mdash PayPal &mdash as being in the best interests of its users, one security specialist believes it may be asking for trouble.
Phishers have added a new lure to their tackle boxes: e-mails that ask people to fax sensitive information to bogus security investigators.
PayPal today told Australian users of the online payments solutions provider that the addition of new features to its just-launched Australian Web site will happen "in due course" and after an assessment of demand.
Individuals have been warned about the threat of identity theft for years. Now it's the turn of businesses.
An estimated 27,000 people have been affected by an identity theft ring that was discovered earlier this month, according to Sunbelt Software, the security company that uncovered the operation.
Sceptical that Australians are targeted by cybercrime? Late last year the Australian Computer Emergency Response Team (AusCERT) was asked to repatriate hundreds of Commonwealth Bank customer credentials which had been stolen via the ZeuS trojan.
help/how to How to recognise and remove the latest Mimail variant, which will try to steal credit card details.
Like a lot spam, phishing is a form of unsolicited commercial e-mail. Whereas all spam is not a scam, all attempts at phishing are scams, and the potential losses to corporations and consumers alike are stunning. Find out what you can do to protect yourself.
Money is fast becoming the lifeblood of the Web, yet there hasn't been a simple way for individuals to send and receive cash online. Credit cards work well for most e-commerce sites, but what about auctions, or the occasional sale from your personal Web site?
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