A change to the way website names are handled could potentially open the door to fraudsters, NSW Farmers has warned.
From yesterday, September 20, businesses, associations and individuals with a local connection to Australia can now register “.au” domain names – touted as a way to simplify web addresses – but it also created a potential cybercrime risk.
NSW Farmers Regional Service and Sales Manager Jonathan Tuckfield urged people to protect their plans, because the changes would create another avenue for cybercriminals to conduct fraudulent activity or impersonate someone…