For example, someone could log onto the NAB site, but a  hacker re-routes you to a duplicate or “trojan" site.

How it works

It looks the same as your NAB site, and asks you for all the same information as your regular site does, but once you enter all that information in the hacker then has the ability to start transferring funds from your account into theirs.

New viruses that affect your personal computer appear everyday, but this vulnerability could have effected all computers that use the World Wide Web.

Hackers scan the internet looking for unprotected individuals. They can’t usually penetrate corporations, but they can penetrate individual computers that don’t have the adequate protection

How to protect yourself

The only way this can be stopped is to make sure you have adequate protection on your computer.. that is firewall and virus software protection

How virus protection software works

All software applications have a code, like a fingerprint. 

When you click on a compromised or ‘hacked’ website, the application that re-routes you to a duplicate site also has a particular fingerprint. The anti-virus protection looks for that fingerprint in an enormous list of suspect applications, and once identified, kills it. 

Our Gadget Guy, Pete Blasina says the only way to stay safe on the internet is to get protected.