Due to the recent announcement of a potential flaw in website routing, the ITRC strongly suggests that all consumers double check to make sure that all websites that they visit are indeed the actual websites that they are trying to access. This is especially important for all e-commerce and e-banking.

When you type in the name of the website you wish to visit, make sure that the URL is still the website you wish to visit once the page loads up. Due to this potential flaw, hackers could potentially reroute you to a fraudulent website that they have created specifically to gain your personal information.

For more information please read this news article http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iIBJodZSykmEIuG_I9B0DUdvCBiw as well as Solution 13: How to protect yourself on the internet.