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Kiwi businesses paying ransoms to cyber criminals
An increasing number of New Zealand businesses are paying ransoms to cyber criminals, with some paying hundreds of thousands of dollars.
That's according to a cyber security expert who says some… Audio
Businesses have no choice but to pay cyber ransoms - Expert
An increasing number of New Zealand businesses are paying ransoms to cyber criminals, with some paying hundreds of thousands of dollars.
That's according to a cyber security expert who says some… Audio
Top Stories for Monday 14 June 2021
Two homes have been completely destroyed and others damaged after a major blaze in Wellington overnight. Critics say the government's new electric vehicle scheme will unfairly hit farmers, tradies and… Audio
Podcast Critic - Molly Jones
Today Molly Jones takes a look at Alec Mapa: Hot Mess with Matthew Dempsy psychotherapist and I Am All In with Scott Patterson. Audio
Expert on internet 'glitch'
A significant internet outage last night which resulted in websites and apps globally going dark for about an hour after a major content delivery network failed.
News websites and apps affected… Audio
Cloud service provider's troubles break the internet
A huge internet outage last night resulted in websites and apps around the world going dark for an hour after a major content delivery network failed.
News websites and apps affected included CNN… Audio
Websites back online after glitch takes down internet
Thousands of government, news and social media websites across the globe have come back online after getting hit by a widespread hour-long outage linked to a US-based cloud company.
Top Stories for Wednesday 9 June 2021
Thousands of international websites go offline after a significant network failure An international sting operation continues overnight - arrests now total more than 800. There are calls for an urgent… Audio
US recovers bulk of Colonial Pipeline ransom paid to hackers
The US Department of Justice says it has seized most of the $US4.4 million ($NZ6.09m) paid to cyber-criminals.
Irish health service says cyber attack had 'devastating impact'
The head of the Irish health service has said that the "devastating impact" of a ransomware cyberattack on Irish hospitals "cannot be overstated".
That attack came just days before the one that left… Audio
Harmful Digital Communications Act changes needed - lawyer
The Harmful Digital Communications Act (HDCA) needs improvements to help victims make their case, a lawyer says. Audio
Cyber security attacks cost NZ $3m in first three months of 2021
Cyber security attacks cost the country $3 million in the first three months of this year.
Government cyber security agency CERT NZ has today released its latest quarterly report.
It shows that more… Audio
Waikato DHB cyber attack: Big questions remain - IT expert
It's two weeks since a major cyber security attack against Waikato Hospital crippled services and raised concerns about confidential patient information.
IT security expert Daniel Ayers says big… Audio
Podcast Critic - Caitlin Cherry
Caitlin Cherry reviews Tim Harford's podcast Cautionary Tales and the true crime podcast West Cork. Audio
Gang in Russia blamed for cyberattack on world's largest meat processor
The world's largest meat processing company has been targeted by a sophisticated cyberattack that is being blamed on hackers based in Russia.
Mega.nz cannot rule out hosting data from hackers
An Auckland-based cloud storage company - that the FBI warns is being used by ransomware attackers - cannot rule out hackers are using it to store patient data stolen from Waikato hospitals.
Mega.NZ… Audio
The money craze that rises and collapses on a tweet
How on earth do you explain cryptocurrency? Not even those with their head in the game really understand it all. Audio
The money craze that rises and collapses on a tweet
How on earth do you explain cryptocurrency? Not even those with their head in the game really understand it all.
AudioWaikato DHB cyber attack: Impacted cancer patients will be treated in NZ - Sarfati
Because of the lockdown in Victoria, Waikato cancer patients will most likely stay in this country to finish their treatment.
Australia had initially been considered as a possible option for care… Audio
How a hacker threw a health system into chaos
The cyber attack that took down Waikato DHB's health system and plunged it into chaos Audio
