Pity the scammer who scammed Edd Joseph. The unnamed conman may today be using the 80 ($155) he took for a non-existent games console to buy a new phone.

Vodafone has warned the Government that its cyber-bullying laws are a "sledgehammer" that could require it to remove entire websites in response to complaints.

The web may be thought of as being worldwide, but from its inception the internet was created, controlled and overseen largely by a single country: the United States.

National MP Nicky Wagner is today appealing her case against a "shrewd" businessman after she lost a $340,000 civil dispute.

Social media has given rise to an 'always-on' workforce with a well-developed network that shares in a broad range of personal, professional and lifestyle conversations.

Most Kiwis will soon own a smartphone - but most don't have the smarts to keep it safe.

GrabOne has cleaned up in the country's premier website awards, beating some of the country's most recognisable brands.

Fears sparked by the likes of WikiLeaks and Edward Snowden mean information security staff are now among the most sought after professionals in New Zealand.

The email accounts of tens of thousands of Telecom Xtra customers have been hacked again, and this time there could be no end in sight to the deluge from fraudsters.

Yahoo! Xtra email account users are being asked to delete any suspicious emails they receive as Telecom investigates a possible virus.

Boxing Day sales are a magnet for `sport shoppers' with new apps seeking to fuel their competitive streak.

Hackers have stolen "significant sums of money'' from businesses on Auckland's North Shore in the past couple of months, police say.

NetSafe is warning businesses to be on the alert after a major retail chain was targeted by overseas cyber criminals.

Spreading effluent on dairy farms is set to become a lot more high-tech thanks to smartphone-based technology now available for New Zealand farmers.