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Stay safe from “malvertising”
Last month we gave you a heads up about some scammer activity targeting Trade Me Motors users in particular, and set out some advice to keep yourself safe online.
In the last couple of days we’ve seen another little piece of evilness target Trade Me. It’s a combination of malicious software and advertising (“malvertising”). This involves cybercriminals using an online advertisement to distribute malware.
We have processes in place to prevent ads like this appearing but unfortunately this week one snuck through. We’re sorry that it happened. The ad purported to be for Lonely Planet and was on the site from Thursday morning until Friday lunchtime. More...
Rental market sees supply down and rent up
The national supply of properties for rent continues to decrease, but the decline has slowed according to an analysis of Trade Me Property’s listings over the past 3 months.
Across New Zealand, the supply of rentals for the quarter ending 30 September was down 12% when compared to the same period last year. In the June quarter this drop was 18%.
With supply continuing to contract, demand also shot up, with 12% more messages from prospective tenants being sent than in the same quarter in 2009. Waitakere led the way, with demand soaring by almost 50% in the quarter. More...
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