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Oxford Uni gets a 'D'...for 'doh!'
One of the most prestigious universities on the planet has apologised after accidentally emailing a list of poorly performing students' marks to their peers.

Pat Pilcher: Should Xtra dump Yahoo?
How many more email outages, hacks and other screw ups need to happen before Telecom finally brings Xtra email back in-house?

Telecom probes fresh email virus
Yahoo! Xtra email account users are being asked to delete any suspicious emails they receive as Telecom investigates a possible virus.

Business loses $18k in email scam
New Zealand companies are being warned of a new business-to-business email intercept scam after one Auckland business was defrauded of more than $18,000.

Chris Barton: The end of privacy
Under the promise of protection we surrender privacy, writes Chris Barton. Once given up, it's a freedom we may never get back.

Man convicted over 'hostage' threat
A Napier man has been convicted after sending an email threatening to take an ACC branch "hostage".

IRD warns against tax refund scammers
Taxpayers are being warned not to fall for hoax phone calls from fraudsters telling them they are eligible for unclaimed money or a tax refund.

Telecom to review email service
Telecom has announced it will review its email service following a "series of issues" over the last year, including recent email attacks on Yahoo Xtra customers.

'It's an ongoing battle'
Telecom has admitted the Yahoo Xtra email service has been hacked as hundreds of customers continue to receive spam mail, some from dead relatives.

Spammers hijack email accounts
Hundreds of New Zealanders have had their email accounts hijacked by "savvy" spammers and users are being asked to change their passwords as soon as possible.

Untangling the web for your business
Most customers go online to choose what they’ll buy. Why can’t they find many businesses there, asks Gill South.