He had earlier said that the testing did not identify the problem.
Mr Boyle yesterday announced that auditors Deloitte has been contracted to review of both the specific kiosk breach and the ministry's wider systems.
Last night, State Services Commissioner Iain Rennie announced that Colin McDonald, the Government's chief information officer, will urgently review all public service agencies to ensure computer security. He described the latest incident as "a serious breach of the trust New Zealanders place in their Government".
Opposition MPs forced a snap debate on the issue yesterday and Labour's Jacinda Ardern criticised the Government for a "cavalier attitude to privacy". She said Ms Bennett had undertaken in 2009 to monitor the roll-out of new technology including the kiosks closely. "Clearly she did not do that."
Ms Bennett said it was an operational issue she would not expect to be involved in. She also faced questions about Ira Bailey - the man who found out about the hole in the kiosk security and tipped off Mr Ng.
Mr Bailey contacted MSD last Monday and told them about a security issue, without specifying what it was, and asked if they paid incentives. Two days later he was told they would not pay and by that point he had contacted Mr Ng.
Ms Bennett said she first became aware Mr Bailey had reported a security problem last Wednesday, but the information provided was vague. She said the ministry had looked for any flaws at that point. "They just looked in the wrong place."
The reviews
Chief Information Officer
*Will lead a Government-wide review of all computer systems to ensure they are robust.
Deloitte
*Will look at the security of the Work and Income kiosks, including how supposedly secure information was accessed and how to prevent it happening again. Expected within a fortnight.
*Will investigate whether Ministry of Social Development acted on an April 2011 report into the kiosks.
*A broader look at security across all 200 IT systems within the Ministry of Social Development. Longer term.
