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Retailers cop ‘aggressive customer behaviour’ during IT outage
Some customers became 'quite agitated' as payment systems went down in the global outage.

Opinion: IT outage exposes vulnerabilities in global information ecosystem
OPINION: Modern technology incidents paralyse the world in new and interesting ways.

'Overwhelming expectation' NZ systems back up and running soon – Seymour
New Zealand dodges worst of global IT glitch as services recover this morning.

Why is the internet down worldwide? Everything you need to know
Companies across the globe are struggling to get online.

Major IT outage strikes companies across Australia
The incident is affecting banks, media outlets, airports and government services.

Maori tech and game developers eye China markets
The group hopes to build relationships with other tech firms.

Crossing the bridge: One NZ leaving North Shore for new $550m site
Big move is expected to occur next November when 1200 staff are due to shift.

Do you use public charging ports at the airport? You might want to stop
Avoid becoming a prime target for scammers.

Te Taumata to promote wāhine Māori in global tech markets
'We are committed to supporting the growth of wāhine Māori in technology.'

My parents had a dream that we would become well educated
Lockdown opened new doors for Lesieli Oliver.

NZ Minister speaks on possibility of Chinese surveillance tech in Govt buildings after Aussie discovery
Almost 1000 cameras and other devices found in Aussie Govt buildings will be removed.

Police employee snoops through files, information shared to social media
The woman was looking for information on people who had been harassing her friend.

Ransomware attacks: Are stolen Justice, health, insurance files appearing on the dark web?
Law change needed, expert says.

Ransomware attacks: Watchdog plans investigation as Justice, Health hit
“This is an evolving situation."

NZ Nurses Organisation, BusinessNZ, others caught in cyberattacks, possible data breaches
Attack follows one on Wellington health insurer last week.

Major What’sApp data scrape: 1.8m Kiwi phone numbers potentially exposed
Hacking forum member claimed they were selling a vast amount of records of app users.

Android users urged update their phones after expert discovers glitch
Cybersecurity expert uncovers a hack to unlock devices without knowing passcode.

Spy agency uses ‘computer network exploitation’ to take digital information
The operations have been a highly-classified secret at the GCSB until now.

Chinese cyber attack on Australia exposed
The 'Red Ladon' hacker group is said to be linked to the Chinese government.

Alleged Chinese police database hack leaks data of 1 billion citizens
China tries to censor what could be the biggest data breach in history.

Watch: 'This is where it gets a bit crazy' - Kiwis warned about sophisticated scam
NZ children's book author Malcolm Clarke has posted a viral video warning of the scam.