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Under-reporting: Netsafe says online fraud actually costs Kiwis $470m per year
The cost has doubled since a 2018 report; Netsafe funding and oversight changes are eyed.
Travel hackers: How airport selfies are exposing travellers to cyber crime
That smug ‘airport selfie’ could be sharing more than jealousy online.
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Editorial: Censorship is sometimes necessary to protect the most vulnerable people.
'Predatory': Westmere mum finds porn virus on 12yo's phone
Malware infects young girl's phone with predatory porn.
Scams target NZ sex cheats
Ashley Madison has hit NZ and extortionists are using data from the website demand thousands of dollars not to inform cheaters' partners and families.
Despite dangers, kids stay online
Parents willingly expose their children to the dangers of the internet because it is essential for them to be online, a visiting internet expert says.
Teacher's racy photos defended
A former schoolmate has lashed out at criticism of a teacher whose professionalism was questioned when students circulated racy photos she posted on Facebook.
Racy photos land teacher in strife
An assistant principal who posted racy photographs of herself on her Facebook profile faces a review after the images circulated among her students.
Elderly man jailed after Facebook sex abuse
A 73-year-old Christchurch man who posed as a teenage girl on Facebook, friending and convincing a local girl to show him sexualised videos, has been jailed for three years.
Criminals target social media
The face of cybercrime is changing as criminals target social networking sites and mobile devices, and a new report says New Zealanders are vulnerable.
Facebook critics of principal to be prosecuted
Commentators who joined in a vicious online attack against a new school principal will be prosecuted, police say.