Netsafe is warning Kiwis of increasingly sophisticated and hard-to-detect scams, which have taken almost $65,000 this year. Reports across the country showed scammers were impersonating domain name ...

For the second January running, sextortion scams are on the rise, and Netsafe warns the increase in money lost is cause for serious concern. In January 2026, Netsafe received 176 reports of sextortion ...

As Kiwis get into the romantic spirit, Netsafe is reminding people to be aware of romance scams and sextortion. Netsafe Digital Harms Service Manager Alex Yi says scammers exploit events such as ...