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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.

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     Today's News

    Rugby:
    A late change for the All Blacks for the final test against France 21:57

    Auckland:
    A person's died at the scene of a serious two-vehicle crash in Auckland's Manakau at about 4:15 this afternoon 21:17

    International:
    Who are the Druze and why does Israel say it is bombing Syria for their sake? 21:07

    Law and Order:
    Fresh search underway for missing person Melissa Trussell in 25-year Adelaide cold case 19:27

    Cricket:
    Rachin Ravindra is excited to experience the Black Caps' new era for himself, when they face Zimbabwe in their T-20 Tri-Series tonight 18:57

    Rugby:
    The All Blacks have had their wings clipped again 18:37

    Netball:
    Mainland Tactix captain Erikana Pedersen believes experience will be crucial during this weekend's ANZ Premiership elimination match 18:17

    Law and Order:
    Two people are facing the courts accused of stealing a quarter-of-a-million dollars of goods across Auckland 18:07

    Law and Order:
    Our newsroom can now report - child sex exploitation and bestiality imagery was allegedly discovered on former police Deputy Commissioner, Jevon McSkimming's work devices 17:27

    Accident and Emergency:
    A person's been seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash in the Bay of Plenty's Kawerau, about 3.20 16:57


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