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    A warning to expect cyber criminals to do their best to take advantage of Friday's global IT outage

    A warning to expect cyber criminals to do their best to take advantage of Friday's global IT outage


    Microsoft is estimating 8.5 million computers were disabled, and experts predict it could be weeks before all systems fully recover.

    It's believed the outage was triggered by an update from global cybersecurity company CrowdStrike.

    IT expert Danu Abeysuirya says there has already been a surge in scam activity, including phishing scams where people are pretending to be support staff from Crowdstrike and Microsoft.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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     Today's News

    Rugby:
    Liam Lawson's Formula One team Red Bull Racing have put in the hard yards in the garage and have got his car ready for this evening's qualifying session at the Australian Grand Prix  21:57

    Entertainment:
    Blake Lively has secured a modified protective order in her bitter dispute with Justin Baldoni 21:35

    Business:
    The prospect of making history is motivating the Wellington Phoenix women at the business end of the season 21:17

    Entertainment:
    Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, has revealed one of the most memorable Christmas gifts she ever got from her mother during an episode of her new lifestyle series 'With Love, Meghan' 21:05

    Entertainment:
    Meghan, Duchess of Sussex is launching a new podcast 20:35

    Entertainment:
    Nikki Glaser will return as host for the 2026 Golden Globe Awards 20:05

    Entertainment:
    The Prince and Princess of Wales will attend the Six Nations rugby tournament at the weekend 19:35

    Entertainment:
    Olivia Culpo "couldn't work out" for the first four months of her pregnancy 19:05

    Motoring:
    A car fire on SH20, Auckland's south-western motorway, has led to the northbound lane being closed 18:57

    Rugby:
    The Crusaders have posted a big 55-33 Super Rugby Pacific win over the Western Force in Christchurch 18:37


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