Security
Sensitive patient data leaked online
Sensitive patient data that was stolen in a cyber attack has been published on the internet by what the company is calling "malicious actors".
Data from Pinnacle Midlands Health Network was hacked on… Audio
Tech Tuesday with Daniel Watson
Owner and managing director of Vertech IT Services Daniel Watson talks to Jesse about AI art causing ructions in the art world and how Uber was hacked using simple methods to by pass their two step… Audio
New technology commentator Tony Grasso
Ride hailing company Uber is investigating a breach of its computer network, allegedly by a lone teenager hacker. Tony also talks about hacks on other organisations particularly of Telcos. Tony Grasso… Audio
Growing demand for security at retailers after smash and grabs, ram raids
Demand for security at retailers is growing amid a series of recent smash and grabs.
The eight masked youths who carried out a daylight attack on a jewellery store at St Luke's Mall in Auckland are… Audio
Candid doorbell TV show raises privacy concerns
A candid-camera style TV show from tech giant Amazon using footage from smart doorbells is raising hackles in America and raising eyebrows in New Zealand.
Big tech data firms sought 'strategic dialogue' with govt - documents
Briefing documents show seven foreign firms and three local ones have queued to meet the Digital Economy and Communications Minister since late 2021.
NZ fuel security status kept under wraps
Officials are refusing to release briefings about how much fuel New Zealand has or should keep on shore.
Body camera trial to protect frontline supermarket staff
Countdown supermarkets is considering trialling the use of body cameras for some staff in a bid to address chronic verbal abuse directed at staff and as physical assaults become more common. Body… Audio
Report warns protections against spying on kids too weak
A new report says measures in place to stop big tech companies spying on our schoolchildren appear far too weak.
Overseas, the multi-billion-dollar spread of online learning has triggered lawsuits… Audio
NZ could eventually join AUKUS - US diplomat
A top United States diplomat says New Zealand could eventually become a member of the AUKUS defence alliance, talking up this country's strategic importance at end of week-long tour around the… Audio
Iwi experts want more onshore cloud data storage
Did you know the FBI could take a copy your data held in New Zealand if it got the legal OK in the US first and you might never even know it?
This, and a host of other reasons, are driving a… Audio
Expert thinks anti-mask movement involved in hoax bomb threats
A security expert believes members of the anti-mask movement could be behind the hoax bomb threats made to schools across the country.
Thousands of students were forced to lockdown or evacuate their… Audio
Xi Jinping issues warning to US over possible Nancy Pelosi Taiwan visit
Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned the US it should abide by the "One China" principle in relation to Taiwan, saying those who play with fire will get burnt.
This follows a two hour phone call… Audio
Solomon Islands PM reiterates no Chinese military presence
Solomon Islands prime minister Manasseh Sogavare is adamant there will not be a Chinese military base, facility or institution of any kind established in his country, saying a base would not be in its… Audio
Government agencies have access to facial recognition system
Government agencies have a facial recognition system that can use driver licence photos to check people's identity when they get a Covid-19 vaccine.
Health officials insist they have never used it… Audio
Reports of gunman lockdown Auckland schools
There was panic in Auckland's North Shore yesterday when five schools went into lockdown after reports of a gunman on the loose. Takapuna Grammar, Belmont Intermediate, Belmont Primary, Bayswater… Audio
NATO leaders summit wraps up
The NATO leaders summit, where leaders pledged more funding to Ukraine and to strengthen forces in Eastern Europe, has come to end.
US President Biden said Ukraine can count on support from the… Audio
NATO leaders meet amid 'the biggest security crisis since WWII'
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has called Russia's war on Ukraine "the biggest security crisis since World War Two" and he says leaders are committed to supporting Ukraine for as long as it… Audio
Spain and NZ draw closer with new agreement
The leaders of New Zealand and Spain have agreed to significantly boost the number of young people who can live and work in each country.
Jacinda Ardern and Pedro Sanchez met in Madrid overnight, on… Audio
Turkey agrees to support Finland, Sweden for NATO
NATO's secretary general Jens Stoltenberg says Turkey has agreed to support Finland and Sweden's NATO membership.
Turkey had until today vetoed the two countries joining the security alliance.
Jens… Audio