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Xtra Xtra! Telecom changes email service to boost security
Unified Communications

Xtra Xtra! Telecom changes email service to boost security

Telecom to retire outdated SMTP email server, affecting less than 15% of customers. Changes expected to take less than 5 minutes.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 9th Jul 2014
Telecom admits breach - pays back $9.5m
Unified Communications

Telecom admits breach - pays back $9.5m

Telecom has admitted to yet another breach of the Fair Trading Act after it misled more than 130,000 broadband customers and was forced to pay back $9.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 12th Jan 2010

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At it again: Scammers targeting Kiwi elderly
Email Security

At it again: Scammers targeting Kiwi elderly

In some cases, the caller had threatened to immediately disconnect their power if payment was not made immediately.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 10th Feb 2017
SecurityBrief New Zealand looks back at 2016: Malware and botnets and breaches, oh my!
Malware

SecurityBrief New Zealand looks back at 2016: Malware and botnets and breaches, oh my!

New threats, new malware, new attacks, new chaos and new ways to fight back: A look back at Kiwi cybersecurity in 2016.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Fri, 16th Dec 2016