The best-read technology stories of 2014
Hacking, Netflix, Chorus' ups-and-downs and the Xero roller coaster.
The January DoS attack that took Whaleoil offline turned out to be a precursor of bigger things. Although a DoS (denial-of-service) attack involves smothering a site with connection requests rather than hacking it, a DoS incident can leave site vulnerable at times, especially as it's restarted or rebuilt. We don't know for sure, but it's possible the hacker known as Rawshark exploited the DoS attack to access Cameron Slater's email and Facebook messages, which in turn became the basis for Nick Hager's Dirty Politics.
Elsewhere, there was huge interest in anything related to new ways of watching content. See more on that topic in Top 10 predictions for the Internet in 2015.
1. Whaleoil stranding, day 3: Site back online; police examine DoS attack
2. Sky TV plans new features for Sky Go app, Sky Go upgrade for My Sky decoders
3. Demonising wi-fi is dangerous to your child’s health
4. Telecom changing name to Spark, entering TV market
5. Dotcom claims credit for Xero shares dropping 20%
6. NBR Rich Lister Neil Graham takes $10 million bath as Wheedle closes
7. Spark stabilises network following nationwide outages
8. Twitter suspends Whaledump — but hacker returns just hours later with new account, new allegations
9. Drury lashes out at Dotcom
10. Cunliffe's wife behind anonymous Twitter attack account
11. Dotcom's 'Moment of Truth': cheers, cringes, no bombshell
12. Telecom: Superfast UFB plans on g-g-g-g-g-g-g-gigahold
13. iPhone 6 or 6 Plus? Here's how I'm leaning after a day hands-on
14. Alleged smoking gun email emerges, dismissed as fake
15. A glimpse behind the scenes at Spark's Lightbox
16. Chorus triples the speed of cheapest UFB fibre plans, adds 200Mbit/s residential service
17. Hands on with PremierLeaguePass - not yet perfect pitch
18. Orcon CEO thumbs nose at Sky TV, signs up for Netflix
19. Dunedin wins Gigatown, but largest ISPs not onboard/Spark signs on
20. Dunne vs Curran war over Windows XP — I'm with Curran
21. 32,000 mobiles blacklisted by Spark, Vodafone, 2degrees service for blocking stolen phones
22. Telecom rebrands as Spark: the nuts-and-bolts; the ad men's verdict
23. Game of Thrones, Season 4: a licence to pirate?
24. CallPlus buys Orcon
25. Google screws Mega
26. Questions after Niwa super computer hacked; GCSB called in
27. Netflix man confirms NZ service will be crummier than the US
28. Another one gone: Microsoft buys NZ's GreenButton
29. Xero responds as another customer complains account ‘held hostage’
30. Woodward downgrades Xero to sell on US concerns — Drury responds
Chris Keall
Thu, 15 Jan 2015
Thu, 15 Jan 2015
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