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North Korea uses remote IT worker to clandestinely earn NZ currency
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While Trump hollers 'hoax', his aides worry as AI agents go rogue
New York Times: Trump wants rapid AI growth as officials weigh risks to security and jobs.
Cost-exhaustion attacks to 80% having a physical robot co-worker: Top 10 AI predictions for 2027-30
Gartner predicts robots, AI agents and new cyber threats will reshape work.
OpenAI reveals six new cases of AI misbehavior, vows transparency
Company reveals six new incidents, including AI citing its own online source.
Westpac approved to issue digital IDs
Westpac is the first New Zealand-based bank accredited to issue digital IDs.
‘Never trust billionaires’: Top analyst on AI players’ calls for a slowdown
Firms told to take a 'central bank' approach as AI risk increases faster than value.
Kiwis report 1200% increase in SMS scams in 2025
Rise in scam reporting comes off the back of the introduction of One-Click Reporting.
'This is a hinge in history': Unlikely duo unites against AI
Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon warn of artificial intelligence risks.
Ex-Google worker adds to AI alarm, warns of ‘potential to kill us all'
His warning follows similar concerns from former Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon.
Kiwi scam start-up pilot saves $23.8m in consumer losses
The company worked with major banks, telcos and Trade Me.
Inside the snowballing conversations at AI companies about a doomsday
New York Times: AI workers at OpenAI, Anthropic and Google are urging stronger rules.
Top AI leaders call for slowing down development
New York Times: Anthropic CEO says there needs to be greater safety controls.
Nick Scali security breach: Personal details of Kiwi customers leaked
The furniture giant has provided an update on last month's cyberattack.
Kiwi payroll firm caught up in ‘global’ data breach
Information accessed in the incident included IRD numbers, addresses and bank details.
Fears sensitive health files stolen in cyber incident, minister briefed
Police are investigating a cyber incident involving clinical trial files.
‘Gambling with our lives’: AI researcher quits Anthropic, says AI could 'kill us all'
Anthropic safety executive Evan Hubinger says AI could kill humans.
Auckland motorists targeted by fake QR code parking meter scam
The warning follows similar scams on Wellington and Christchurch parking machines.
OpenAI begins rollout of new powerful AI model GPT-6 Astra
GPT-6 can handle computer tasks but raises fresh questions about AI safety.
Fake parking QR codes discovered in Wellington
Police are urging city residents to be vigilant regarding the scam stickers on meters.
Bank impersonation scams surge as people duped by new disguise
Scammers are now pretending to be the very organisations we trust.
Hackers steal data of eight million passengers from airport Wi-Fi logins
No bank details were accessed and flights remain unaffected, MAG says.
Luxury real estate firm falls victim to cyber security attack
Sotheby’s International is investigating unauthorised access to client contact data.
Auckland student turned entrepreneur sees crime-fighting software backed by global names
Palantir and FBI insiders join advisory board.
Iranian hackers shut down UK power plant
Officials say the four-day outage posed no risk to Britain's wider power system.
NZ data sovereignty: Who controls the infrastructure behind AI?
Data centres are expanding, but sovereignty and connectivity remain unsettled.
Bank impersonation makes up 71% of Westpac business customer scam losses
One in 10 targeted businesses lost money, with average losses topping $150,000.
'Take a hit and fall over': The case for cyber resilience
New Zealand has no cyber requirement for critical infrastructure.
Anthropic AI and ChatGPT went on hacking spree during UK tests
A British lab has admitted that tests gave the bots access to the open internet.
How China keeps tabs on foreigners – and the label it attaches to NZers
NYT: An unsecured police dashboard offers a rare look inside China's surveillance state.
Iran suspected of launching malicious cyberattacks on US water systems
Attacks follow urgent warnings by federal cybersecurity officials about Iranian hackers.