On 6 March 2026, New Zealand’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) issued an advisory urging organisations to increase vigilance against malicious cyber activity linked to evolving geopolitical developments involving Iran. The NCSC stated that it …
On 3 March 2026, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) published a report on stablecoins, focusing on their use in peer-to-peer (P2P) transactions via unhosted wallets. The report notes that by mid-2025, over 250 stablecoins were in circulation, wi…
On 23 February 2026, 61 Data Protection Authorities, including those from Australia, Spain, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Korea, Singapore, Switzerland, and the European Data Protection Board, adopted a joint statement raising concerns about Artificial In…
On 20 February 2026, 87 countries, including Australia, the Philippines, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, the European Union, and the International Fund for Agricultural Development, endorsed the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Impact Summit Declaration,…
On 4 February 2026, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) issued a statement on AI-generated sexualised images of children. The statement notes the rapid rise in the volume of AI-generated sexualised images, including deepfakes produced throug…
On 21 January 2026, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner announced an investigation into Manage My Health over a cybersecurity breach in the digital health sector that handles sensitive patient information. The investigation seeks to examine the c…
On 5 January 2026, the High Court of Wellington granted an interim injunction in Manage My Health Ltd v Unknown Defendants restraining all persons from accessing or dealing with health data exfiltrated in a cyberattack on the Manage My Health patien…
On 5 January 2026, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) issued a statement on a cyber incident involving the Manage My Health healthcare platform. The OPC stated that Manage My Health had notified a cyber incident involving unauthorised acce…
On 8 December 2025, the Commerce (Promoting competition and other matters) amendment Bill, which proposes amendments to the Commerce Act 1986, was introduced to the New Zealand Parliament. The Bill applies to businesses operating in New Zealand mark…
On 4 December 2025, the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adopted principles for the secure integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in operational technology. The principles p…