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Twenty-one percent (21%) of Australian consumers anticipate increased cybercriminal activity during the holidays, with 87% of Aussies believing that the use of artificial intelligence by cybercriminals will impact online scams, according to a global holiday shopping scam study by online protection company McAfee.

Nearly 7 million Aussies have fallen victim to online shopping scams, it was revealed today as almost 11 million Australian shoppers prepare to embark on the biggest bargain hunts of the year.

Proofpoint research finds one in four top online retailers are failing to adequately protect Australians from potential email fraud

With one week to go until the start of the Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping period, cybersecurity and compliance company Proofpoint has released new research which has found one quarter (25%) of Australia’s top 100 online retailers are not taking appropriate measures to protect consumers from potential email fraud and cyber crime.