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OpenAI says rogue AI agent attack hit other companies
The models broke out of testing and hacked Hugging Face.
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Google releases three new AI models
New York Times: Its flagship Gemini 3.5 Pro remains delayed after a planned June release.
How a teenage hacker's pizza order led to a cyber empire
A pizza order placed with stolen details led police to his arrest in 1996.
'You haven't broken me': Woman confronts ex who shared intimate video
Brent Walker was sentenced to 10 months' home detention for various charges.
IBM shares plunge 25% as AI spending boom disrupts business
CEO Arvind Krishna admitted the tech giant ‘did not adapt quickly enough’.
'New frontier of digital offending': Fraudster steals IDs in $2m scheme
Personal information was bought on the dark web to access myIR accounts.
Warnings after Kiwis' real grief used for fake AI 'news' pages
A grieving Auckland mother says AI posts twisted the story following her son's death.
AI attacks could overwhelm West within months, Five Eyes says
'AI's power can be turned against us.'
The world's leading deepfake expert no longer trusts his own eyes
New York Times: "Within a year or two, our whole visual system will be utterly useless."
Secretary for Internal Affairs: In defence of the DIA managing NZ’s age verification plans
OPINION: DIA says it has safeguarded New Zealanders’ identity data for over 100 years.
Kiwis among millions of cruise customers caught up in Carnival data breach
Six million people's personal information is believed to have been accessed by hackers.
'Completely misses the mark': Tech industry leader hits out at Budget 2026
Health NZ gets $153.6m over five years to strengthen cyber‑security systems.
One hacked device, big warning: Why firms need a cyber attack recovery plan
Whangārei-based firm McKay was targeted by ransomware group Mnt6.
Uni students unable to submit assignments after hackers take down online tool, leave threat
Hackers called ShinyHunters left a message demanding a settlement by May 12.
NZ universities hit in world cyber security breach
The breach exposed personal data, including names, email addresses and student ID numbers.
Three years on: Latitude hack victim told watchdog will act over data breach
Watchdog says it will approach finance firm three years after millions of licences stolen.
'Infinite amounts of exploitation material': Offenders turn to AI to fuel 'most extreme' abuse fantasies
A government department received 267 AI child abuse image reports in three months.
‘Overuse of AI in the wrong places': Business leaders' take on NZ's digital priorities
Tech leaders rate New Zealand's tech adoption a flat six out of 10.
Identity and financial details leaked in Lower Hutt council cyber attack
A further 732 people may have had financial data taken from council emails.
Anthropic’s new AI model sets off global alarms
New York Times: Mythos has triggered emergency responses around the world.
The threat from cyber attacks and how businesses can protect themselves | Herald NOW Business
Datacom's Adam Kirkpatrick on the growing threat from cyber attacks and what organisations need to do to protect themselves. Video / Herald NOW Business
Mythos AI alarm bells: Fair warning or marketing hype?
Experts warn Mythos could let hackers cripple banks and hospitals within hours.
Cyberattacks: Study finds most Kiwi businesses suffer a recovery time reality gap
PLUS: The rise of AI is fuelling burnout among tech teams.
'It's an arms race': AI scams are getting harder to spot, but simple habits still offer protection
Netsafe says Kiwis lost nearly $65,000 to scams in the first three months of 2026.
Security reckoning: New Claude model kept from public, used to hunt critical bugs
New York Times: Claude Mythos Preview model will be restricted to more than 40 partners.
FBI director's personal email hacked by Iran-linked group
The stolen emails span personal, business and travel messages from 2010-2019.
‘I feel abandoned’: Kiwi in Dubai describes fear, chaos and lack of consular support
Expat says calls to the emergency consular line went unanswered for two days.
NZ police involved in Thailand arrests for online scams, Meta addresses growth in nudify ads
Meta cracks down, but still requires little ID verification for new accounts.
Brent Carey: When scam ads pay, promises are not enough
OPINION: Unlike Australia, New Zealand has no legal framework for scam ads yet.
Trump warns Starmer: US will 'remember' UK's late support in Iran war
The US President warned he will 'remember' Britain delaying support for his Iran war.