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There are many factors but a few things help in general. Do you have consumer protection in your country? If so, they will help you when you buy domestically.
If you use eBay you can buy stuff off people using Paypal which is secure - you don't have to give your banking details over to any vendor
But I have not - for possibly two decades or more of buying online - had any problems doing so. And likewise with internet banking.
From recent experiences (on Amazon) I seriously recommend you take your own advice. From now on I will input and then delete my bank details each time I purchase from Amazon.In addition to the other advice, there is often the option to save one's credit/debit card details. Mostly one should not do so, thus eliminating one possible source of attack, although I don't follow my own advice with regards Amazon since I do buy so much via them.
@ChristineM nails it really. No "S", No Buy.
To limit risk you can do several things in addition to maintaining good computer security. You can ask your bank to issue one-time credit card for a purchase. You can use an intermediate company such as Amazon or Paypal to transfer from your account to the company, so your bank details are only exposed to Amazon or to Paypal. This also means you don't need to disclose your address to the seller.
You should ask your bank if they have temp credit cards.
Probably for the best. I do try to be consistent and haven't had any malware on any of my computers - not that ever became active at least, and my anti-virus seems to do a good job. I've enabled secondary log-ins via text to mobile recently on Amazon so as to step up security but of course I can't do anything if their database is hacked.
A few weeks ago, unbeknown to me, I made a purchase from Amazon at two o'clock in the morning. I made the changes they advised. A couple of weeks later the same thing happened again. This time I deleted my bank details from Amzon.
Sounds a bit scary.
My only issue with Amazon, apart from when many things arrived in boxes far too large (and which was probably not their issue), was when I enabled secondary log-in and they assumed I was using an internet-enabled smartphone (sending me internet links), and it took some while to be able to log-in so as to alter such - even phoning them didn't seem to get the message across - that I could only use text information. OK now - so far - but I will delete my bank details even if it makes the buying process longer.Yes I think paypal is safe!