COMMENT: The cache of CIA documents released by Wikileaks doesn't tell us much new, Juha Saarinen writes.

EXCLUSIVE: Kiwi spy agencies and our elite soldiers have a long-standing link with surprise Kiwi Peter Thiel.

Over 2 million voice messages between parents and children recorded by toys have been leaked online.

A Wellington man has had to clear himself of $10,000 non-existent debt after falling victim to identity fraud.

Here are six ways to keep you and your devices secure in the gig economy.

The creepy app was discovered by California-based cyber-security experts, Zscaler, who describe it as 'a well-crafted piece of spyware'.

Federal officials are investigating Yahoo over how promptly it informed the public about its historic data breaches.

A new phishing scam is so convincing it has even fooled tech experts. Here's what to look out for.

Your online communications may not be as secure as you think, warns InternetNZ.

Why does it take companies so long to tell us we've been hacked?

COMMENT: It is up to privacy scholars to come up with solutions that allow technological progress to take place, but not at the expense of our humanity.

Online retail, IT security and sports administration are tipped to boom over the next five years.

The GSCB wants to give internet service providers more information and power to block cyber threats.

Parts of file sharing site Mega.nz has been hacked, with documents and application source code taken.

The US has levelled an extraordinary threat against Russia admitting it has laid the groundwork for a devastating cyber assault against the country.

COMMENT: Some of the most popular sites in the world went offline over the weekend. There's no excuse for poor security, Juha Saarinen writes.

Cyber-attacks on New Zealand computers and networks have more than doubled over the last five years, data released under the Official Information Act shows.

COMMENT: Freedom fighters and criminals alike work undercover in internet anonymity.

Online stores have been infected by credit card skimming software that can steal customers' payment information.

Agents accessed deleted files and installed spy software on trade officials' devices after breaking into hotel room.

EXCLUSIVE: An open database with 1.5 million records of users of New Zealand dating sites has been discovered.

COMMENT: Yahoo reportedly has helped take government intrusion to a new level, breaking customers trust.

The $37.8 million programme involves listed healthcare system software developer Orion Health, the University of Auckland, and DHBs.

Yahoo last year secretly built a custom software program to search all of its customers' incoming emails.

Yahoo should face an investigation into whether it properly disclosed a massive data breach, Virginia Senator Mark Warner says.

Sir Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome are among a new wave of athletes to have details of substan­ces they had taken leaked by Russian

COMMENT: Huge number of hacks mean your supposedly secure credentials are easy for anyone to find - and use.

The percentage of women in IT declined by 6 per cent over the past decade, a study.

Tim Cook discusses the right to privacy, something he considers a civil liberty and a core value of Apple as a company.

The increasingly popular answer to password rage is not complexity - it's length.