Xtra stories
Spark’s Xtra email completes transition from Yahoo to NZ-based provider
Thu, 11th May 2017
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email security
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yahoo
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email
Spark ditches Yahoo, partners with SMX to bring over 800k Xtra email accounts back to a secure, NZ-based server.
At it again: Scammers targeting Kiwi elderly
Fri, 10th Feb 2017
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email security
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cybersecurity
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scams
In some cases, the caller had threatened to immediately disconnect their power if payment was not made immediately.
Xtra mail cuts support for outdated email clients; warns customers to upgrade
Thu, 26th Jan 2017
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email
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xtra
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spark
Spark has warned Xtra Email customers that they may be facing outages and problems receiving Xtra mail if they’re using out-of-date mail clients.
SecurityBrief New Zealand looks back at 2016: Malware and botnets and breaches, oh my!
Fri, 16th Dec 2016
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malware
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
New threats, new malware, new attacks, new chaos and new ways to fight back: A look back at Kiwi cybersecurity in 2016.
Xtra Xtra! Telecom changes email service to boost security
Wed, 9th Jul 2014
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uc
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telco
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xtra
Telecom to retire outdated SMTP email server, affecting less than 15% of customers. Changes expected to take less than 5 minutes.
Telecom admits breach - pays back $9.5m
Tue, 12th Jan 2010
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uc
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commerce commission
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telco
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.