Australian Card fraud soars: don’t assume you’re covered | The New Daily

Posted by Steven Kirby | Aug 11, 2017 | Australia, Banking and Finance, Credit Card, Cyber Fraud, CyberCrime | 0 |

Australians have been warned not to assume they will be reimbursed for online card fraud, as new figures showed these attacks rose by 15 per cent last year.

Source: Card fraud soars: don’t assume you’re covered | The New Daily

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