NZ law firm predicts legal class actions in wake of Crowdstrike global IT outage chaos
Shareholder claims against unprepared organisations are also a possibility.
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'Officials are working to ensure that impacts on lifelines services are minimised.'
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Losses to cyber crime spike 84%, Cert NZ leadership in flux
GCSB takeover continues, under-reporting dogs stats.
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MediaWorks hack: Ransomware site seized by FBI, NZ Police
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Luxon and Seymour talk about Chinese-backed cyber attack
Act leader David Seymour and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on Chinese-backed cyber attacks on NZ MPs. Video / Mark Mitchell
Spy agency knew China-backed cyber attack targeted former MPs and didn’t tell them
The two MPs and the one academic targeted in the attack are furious and disappointed.
NZ Post text message phishing scam widespread
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Parcel delivery scam sent from email addresses to New Zealand phone numbers.
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US, UK go after Chinese hackers accused of sweeping state-backed operation
Authorities in both countries have announced a set of criminal charges and sanctions.
Mediaworks hack puts 403,000 Kiwis' information at risk
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