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EPISODE · Aug 12, 2026 · 18 MIN

Tech: Origin Energy breach, real estate extortion threat

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Cyber security expert Tony Grasso joins Susie to discuss some recent cyber attacks, including one on Australia's biggest energy retailer and another aimed at real estate agents and property managers in Australia. Russian actors have been targeting routers used in many countries including New Zealand. And the NCSC here has had to warn about a scam where people claiming to be employees tell the victim their systems have been compromised and offer to "help". Cybersecurity expert Tony Grasso is Chief Information Security officer at COGENT. He worked at GCHQ in the UK and is a former Intelligence Officer in New Zealand.

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