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'It will not be paid': Tonga stands firm against US$1m ransom
Australian cyber experts are helping Tonga investigate the breach.
$162k in cash, almost $400k in equipment seized in scam crackdown last year
Reports of scam texts dropped 62% in 2024 after action by Internal Affairs.
UK to invest $2.3b in AI, hacking team for cyber warfare
Defence Secretary vows to give Armed Forces more power online to target hostile states.
NRL reporter speaks out on AI deepfake video using her images
Tiffany Salmond called the act a blatant attempt to undermine her safety and confidence.
Why AI's ability to persuade raises new ethical concerns
Chatbots were more persuasive than humans in 64% of online debates.
Trump signs bill criminalising revenge porn and AI deepfakes
The bill criminalises the posting of non-consensual intimate images online.
'Significant cost': Cyber attacks cost Kiwis $1.6b last year
More than half of Kiwis were targeted in the final six months of 2024.
'Besotted': Spy's infatuation led to involvement in Russian espionage
Orlin Roussev led the spy ring and was jailed for 10 years and eight months.
Tech Insider: Willis offers some venture capital sugar, but is it enough?
Finance Minister delivers some unexpected Budget 2025 action.
'Putting users in danger': NCA slams Facebook encryption move
Facebook's reports of child abuse dropped by 6.9 million in 2024.
AI could make crashes worse, amplify herd behaviour: Reserve Bank
One expert says the report doesn't go far enough, another says it overplays the risks.
'Deep cuts': Hundreds of health IT jobs to be axed
IT workers in healthcare are being told this week if their jobs are being disestablished.
Inside the online gang accused of crippling M&S with cyber-attack
The attack wiped millions from M&S's market value and emptied some shelves.
Marks & Spencer left with empty shelves amid cyber attack fallout
Retailer is grappling with the fallout from a cyber attack which has lasted over a week.
‘A sense of invisibility’: Business leader survey finds lack of Government leadership
Crown inaction, talent and cyber-security pain points in Tuanz Digital Priorities report.
Government takes action against foreign attacks on ground-based space operations
It's to stop malicious attempts to use ground-based operations to harm the country.
On The Up: Atomic set to blast into Australia, UK, fuelled by Rod Drury
Start-up has already signed up big names in NZ - and is now looking to the UK.
'Overstaffed': Two Reserve Bank assistant governors quit amid restructure
Departures following Adrian Orr's shock resignation as governor.
Former Kiwi Facebook exec claims Meta misled Congress on China ties
Sarah Wynn-Williams alleged Meta collaborated with the Chinese Government on AI and more.
Tech Insider: Microsoft pulls Windows 10 support unless you pay $50 or upgrade - experts on your level of risk if you’re stranded, promising news for Ubco customers, Being AI finally finds directors
PLUS: Being AI finally finds three independent directors - and they're big names.
Auckland Transport warns about ‘pretend’ parking site – registered with InternetNZ using fake details
Macca hacker? Name behind fake AT website is using Balmoral McDonald's address.
‘Delete your data’: Genetic testing firm files for bankruptcy
'Your data could get sold or transferred,' an expert warned.
The hidden cost of online dating scams in New Zealand
Some scams involved losses over $100,000, including cryptocurrency schemes.
Kiwis’ AI fears, work-from-home rate, ‘increasing’ internet use revealed
People have rising concerns – but the Government is heading in the opposite direction.
Farmers owner James Pascoe Group sends data breach notification to Privacy Commissioner
A cyberattack reduced some stores to a cash-only operation over the weekend.
Tech Insider: Telcos worry about levy rise, Starlink in the gun, liquidator of Kim Dotcom-founded crypto firm updates
Consumer advocates and the industry are at odds. PLUS: Updates on two crypto liquidations.
Russian disinformation sites target NZ with te reo Māori content
'Pravda' sites in New Zealand are part of a global 'hybrid war' campaign.