August 01, 2019

Five Eyes nations demand access to encrypted messaging

The alliance wants tech companies to build backdoor access to users’ encrypted data, by force if necessary.

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July 09, 2019

Google suspends Trends emails after revealing murder suspect’s name

People subscribed to Google Trends in New Zealand were emailed the murder suspect's name in violation of a New Zealand court's order.

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May 30, 2019

New Zealand’s “hacked” budget was found on a website

Police close their investigation, concluding that New Zealand's "wellbeing" budget wasn't hacked.

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February 07, 2019

Anyone want to lay claim to the USB drive found in seal poo?

It still works, you know. And there are photos and videos on it.

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September 04, 2018

Governments demand companies allow access to data, or else

A decades-old alliance of national intelligence partners promised to get at encrypted data last week, whether tech companies helped them or not.

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September 16, 2015

Kim Dotcom of Megaupload will finally face the music over extradition

The big fella from New Zealand has failed to delay his extradition hearing for the umpteenth time. He'll face the music next week...

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March 03, 2015

Is this the ultimate spam fail?

We're not sure whether we ought to laugh at cybercrime. But sometimes you just have to smile at the antics of would-be cybercriminals.

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