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Canopy Health reveals six-month-old data breach

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Canopy Health, New Zealand's largest private medical oncology provider, has publicly detailed a cybersecurity breach that occurred in July 2025, with some patients being...

Manage My Health data breach raises risk of bank fraud

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A cybersecurity expert has warned that the Manage My Health data breach, which has affected about 125,000 users and exposed hundreds of thousands of...

Manage My Health CEO accepts responsibility for cyber breach

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The chief executive of Manage My Health says he takes full responsibility for a cyber attack that exposed hundreds of thousands of patient documents...

High court grants injunction over ‘Neighbourly’ hack

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The owner of a hacked online platform says a court injunction has been granted to prevent private information from being made public. Legacy media outlet...

Stuff seeks court injunction after ‘Neighbourly’ website data breach

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Legacy media outlet Stuff has applied to the High Court in an effort to prevent the further circulation of data taken from its Neighbourly...

Brown orders review into ManageMyHealth cyber breach

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Health Minister Simeon Brown has ordered a government review into the response to a cyber security breach involving the privately operated patient portal Manage...

Manage My Health patients at risk of extortion and identity theft

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Thousands of Manage My Health patients may face serious risks of identity theft, blackmail, and financial crime after a ransomware group calling itself “Kazu”...

Manage My Health says security breach fixed as investigation continues

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Manage My Health has confirmed that a recent cyber security incident was limited to a single part of its system, with independent forensic specialists...

$104K ransom demanded after Manage My Health hack

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Hackers have demanded a ransom of NZD $104,000 after breaching the Manage My Health patient portal over the summer break, exposing the medical data...

Cyber security breach confirmed by ‘Manage My Health’

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Manage My Health has confirmed it is responding to a cyber security breach involving unauthorised access to its systems, triggering an investigation amid concerns...

Cyber agency warns 26,000 Kiwis after major malware infection

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New Zealand’s cyber security agency is alerting about 26,000 people that their devices have been infected with 'Lumma Stealer', a sophisticated malware capable of...

Massive cyber threat wave hits Namibia

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Namibia has launched a new cybersecurity plan amid a surge in fraud, scams, and system vulnerabilities. Namibia recorded more than a million cyber threats and...

Harrods customer data stolen in cyber hack

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Luxury U.K. department store Harrods has notified customers of a data breach involving a third-party provider that exposed some online shoppers’ names and contact...

Wealthy child porn offender’s sentence cut after last-minute $50K charity donations

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A member of a wealthy New Zealand family convicted of possessing and importing thousands of child sexual exploitation files received a 3% sentencing discount...

Four sentenced over $1.5m MyACC Travel reimbursement fraud

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A large-scale fraud involving the MyACC app saw 1,044 people file over 10,000 fake travel reimbursement claims in November 2023, attempting to steal $1.5...

Hackers exploit Microsoft flaw to launch global attack – media

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Any government agency or corporation using SharePoint Server is reportedly at risk. Hackers have exploited a major security flaw in Microsoft’s SharePoint software to breach...

Release of rapid review into Police information security controls

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A rapid review of Police IT systems and devices has found while Police have a wide range of security measures in place, there are...

Wellington man jailed for grooming and exploiting young girls online

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36-year-old Benjamin Woods was sentenced to over six years in prison for grooming and sexually exploiting young girls online by posing as an 11-year-old...

Tonga refuses to pay USD $1 million ransom after health system hacked

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Tonga's government has rejected a US$1 million ($1.6 million NZD) ransom demand after hackers seized control of its national health IT system, locking out...

Public warned of card skimming incidents

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Police are urging members of the Wellington community to be aware of recent card skimming incidents, taking thousands of dollars from victims. Wellington District Operations...

Law firms lose millions in ANZ phone scam

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Several Wellington-based law firms have lost over $2 million in a sophisticated phone scam where criminals impersonated ANZ bank staff. Scammers, pretending to be from...

Massive data breach alleged to have exposed sensitive personal and medical records

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A major data breach involving the Teammate App has potentially exposed the personal and medical information of thousands of individuals, cybersecurity researcher JayeLTee claims. The...

Police involved in global operation targeting AI-generated child sexual abuse material

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NZ Police have been involved in a global operation targeting AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM). "Operation Cumberland is the first operation of its kind,...

Police urge parents to be vigilant after sentencing in Dunedin

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Dunedin Police urge parents to be aware of the potential risks facing young people online after the sentencing of a 23-year-old man who posed...

Health NZ races to fix ‘data security gaps’ after inquiry exposes failures

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Health New Zealand (HNZ) is urgently overhauling its contracts after an inquiry revealed that it had no power to audit or monitor the misuse...

Scammers AI-clone Italian defense minister to target business elite

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Italian minister Guido Crosetto has joked that fake copies exist of all masterpieces, after alerting the public to the scheme. Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto...

Woman loses $375K in romance scam posing as Kiwi actor Martin Henderson

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A woman known as 'Lea' has been left devastated after discovering she was the victim of an elaborate romance scam, believing for two years...

‘Keep your family safe when posting back-to-school photos’ – police

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As thousands of children prepare to head back to school, Police are urging parents to be diligent with their privacy settings before posting photos...

Record submissions on Treaty Principles Bill spark cybersecurity concerns

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The unprecedented influx of over 150,000 submissions to Parliament's website in a single day has raised questions about potential cyber interference, with some experts...

China hacked US Treasury – NYT

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The cybersecurity breach was classified as a “major incident,” with the intelligence community assessing its impact. Alleged state-sponsored Chinese hackers have infiltrated the US Treasury...

Australian family loses $252K in targeted home purchase scam

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Sarah and Laine Robinson’s dream of homeownership turned into a nightmare when they unknowingly transferred $252,000 of their deposit into a scam account just...

Crypto heists surge to $2.2bn in 2024

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Cryptocurrency thefts surged to $2.2 billion in 2024, with North Korean hackers responsible for $1.3 billion—more than half the total—according to a Chainalysis report. The...

They are scrubbing the internet right now

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Instances of censorship are growing to the point of normalization. Despite ongoing litigation and more public attention, mainstream social media has been more ferocious in...

New legislation to ‘combat cybercrime’ passes First Reading in parliament

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Legislation aimed at strengthening New Zealand’s fight against cybercrime passed its first reading in Parliament today, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith announced. The new bill, designed...

Scene examination underway in Mt. Pleasant murder

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Police are continuing to investigate the murder of an elderly woman found dead in her Mt Pleasant home on Monday evening. A scene examination is...

Sophisticated smishing scam using ‘SMS Blaster’ foiled – police

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A sophisticated smishing scam, the first of its kind in New Zealand, has been dismantled through a multi-agency effort, preventing widespread financial losses, say...

Security upgrade – weekend of 31 August and 1 September 2024

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This weekend DTNZ will be upgrading its cybersecurity architecture. DTNZ is subject to thousands of cyber attacks every week. The vast majority of them originate...

Warning after man loses $22k in ‘task scam’

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Police are aware of reports emerging in the Wellington police district where people have lost money though a “Task Scam”. A Task Scam is a...

The global IT outage was no accident – cybersecurity expert

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In an alarming series of tweets, cybersecurity expert Ehden Biber has raised serious concerns about the recent global IT outage caused by a Crowdstrike...

Global IT outage linked to CrowdStrike: A deep dive into the controversial cybersecurity firm’s dodgy past

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Today's a major IT outage attributed to CrowdStrike has caused widespread disruption across various sectors, including air travel and banking. The outage has been described...

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