Hacking
NZ data hacked by Chinese nationals linked to government
At least a dozen countries including New Zealand have been hacked by a group led by two Chinese nationals, who've been arrested in the United States. And New Zealand's spy agency GCSB has established… Video, Audio
Tech companies deny Chinese hacking claims
Apple and Amazon are among US companies and agencies who have had data stolen by Chinese spies, claims Bloomberg.
GCSB points to Russian cyber attacks on NZ
As the US and UK issue a joint warning about worldwide cyber attacks, the Government Communications Security Bureau names Russia as being behind some of the 122 serious incidents last year. In a rare… Audio
Bits+Bytes: iPhone battery refund?
The latest tech news and your questions answered with Peter Griffin. This week, the latest in the Apple iPhone throttling saga: could it be about to offer refunds for repair costs to the millions of… Audio
Tech news: TVNZ live-streams, Google under scrutiny & another big cyber-attack
Could TVNZ live-streaming be the beginning of the end for Freeview, plus more EU scrutiny of Google and the big tech story of the week – hacking tools stolen from the NSA are again used in a major… Audio
Tech news: Google's latest ideas and net neutrality
This week, Google's offerings from its annual I/O developer conference; the latest fallout from the WannaCry ransomware attack; and the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) votes 2:1 to overturn… Audio
WannaCry ransomware has potential link to North Korea
Portions of WannaCry's code were copied from a worm that's believed to have been created by a government sanctioned North Korean hacking group. Audio
Global cyberattack
Juha Saarinen is a technology journalist and writer living in Auckland. He contributes to the New Zealand Herald over the years, he has written for the Guardian, Wired, PC World, Computerworld and… Audio
Russia denies Yahoo hack involvement
The Kremlin has denied allegations by US authorities that the Russian intelligence agency was involved in a huge data breach affecting Yahoo.
Tech news: Streaming services and CIA hacks consumer devices?
New figures show how New Zealanders are taking to streaming video on demand services; and the privacy implications of the CIA potentially hacking consumer devices to gather intelligence. Audio
Cyber security expert on CIA hacking tools leak
Cyber Statecraft Initiative Deputy Director Beau Woods says the Wikileaks leak of CIA's hacking tools shows the magnitude of hacking methods and techniques available - and the endless possibilities. Video, Audio
Hacking, MPS, police & the press
Five years on from the Fleet street phone hacking scandal, new press restrictions in the UK have been labelled a 'threat to democracy and accuracy'. Kathryn Ryan discusses the relationship between the… Audio
'Cyber-ransoming' on the rise in NZ
Cyber ransoming, where hackers seize files or intellectual property and demand money for their return, appears to be increasing, Minister Responsible for the GCSB Christopher Finlayson says. Audio
School Hack
36 Schools have had their domain names stolen and put up for sale online. Jeremey Nees from the goverment owned educational IT service N4L explains. Audio
Kevin Mitnick: hacking and security
Kim Hill talks to security advisor Kevin Mitnick, who in the 1990s became the FBI's most wanted hacker and social engineer. He is visiting Auckland in August to present Cyber Threats: Insights from… Audio
Standard webmaster considering legal action against Slater
The man who runs the Labour-aligned website, The Standard, says he is considering taking legal action against right wing blogger Cameron Slater. Audio
Jim Lewis - Cyber Crime
This week the Government announced plans to spend $22 million over the next four years on setting up a cyber crime unit. So how real is the threat and what can be done to protect the country from… Audio
FBI Phone Hack - Paul Spain
The FBI has dropped its legal action to force Apple to assist in unlocking the phone of one of the San Bernadino shooters. The agency says its found a technique to get into the phone without Apple's… Audio
Hacker Whisperer
In 2013 Katie Moussouris convinced Microsoft to do what many considered unthinkable. She got them to pay hackers bounties to find problems in their software. Now she's the chief policy officer for a… Audio
Are NZ companies prepared for cyber crime?
Representatives from some of New Zealand's largest companies are gathering in Wellington this week to hear from one the world's top cyber security experts, Kristopher Rush from the Software… Audio