Security News from TSSL

New Zealanders are becoming increasingly concerned about privacy and cyber-security, new research suggests.

One IT industry organisation has sounded alarm bells that the Government’s response to the growing cyber-security threat may undermine civil liberties.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10879850

The IRD stopped all incoming and outgoing emails after a computer glitch resulted in nearly 50 people receiving emails they should not have.

Acting Deputy Commissioner, Mike Hewetson, said that the software corruption resulted in a situation where the ‘to’ and ‘from’ address lines for a group of emails were scrambled

http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/ird-resumes-email-service-after-security-breach-5413442

Email users with Yahoo! Xtra accounts have again been affected by hacking, just days after tens of thousands of Telecom customers suffered a security breach.

About 1500 accounts that did not have their passwords changed after the earlier Xtra hacking are understood to be affected by the latest breach, RadioLIVE reported.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10868089

Telecom has acknowledged that its YahooXtra email service had been compromised by hackers – after it initially blamed customers for the massive spam invasion.

http://tvnz.co.nz/technology-news/spam-attack-biggest-we-have-seen-says-netsafe-5339250

Hundreds of New Zealanders have had their email accounts hijacked by “savvy” spammers.

It isn’t known how the Yahoo Xtra email security was breached. But once it was, emails were sent to everyone on the users’ contact lists asking them to click on a link.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10864612