The number of cyber security attacks being reported in New Zealand is on the rise, with nearly $17 million lost over the past year as a result.
The data comes from CERT NZ's annual summary for 2020, which has been released today.
The agency received nearly 8000 reports of cyber security breaches last year, a 65 percent increase on the year before.
Phishing scams and credential harvesting - where an attacker collects personal data - was the most reported form of attack.
The Director of CERT, Rob Pope, spoke with reporter Harry Lock.
