Users of the Las Vegas-based digital currency trading platform Bittrex have been unable to withdraw money from the company, and are complaining that they have no idea why. Bittrex trades in a number of digital currencies, including bitcoin.

The current value of crypto currency bitcoin is estimated at US$180 billion, exceeding the total cash in circulation in the UK and a number of other countries including Australia, it has been claimed.

Global email and data security company, Mimecast, says its most recent email security risk assessment (ESRA) testing results highlight the alarming number of malwareless impersonation attacks incumbent email security solutions are unable to stop.

A Belarussian man who is said to be behind many of the biggest botnets has been caught, with investigators tracking him down because he used the ICQ number as a primary contact on both public and private websites.

New Zealand’s largest telco Spark has now enabled 30 sites around the country with 4.5G mobile services - claimed to be three to five times faster than standard 4G - with the switching on of three new sites across the North Island town of Taupō.

ICT services and solutions provider Data#3 has secured a five-year contract to support PanAust, an Australian-headquartered copper and gold producer in Laos, with pre-development and exploration opportunities in Laos, Papua New Guinea and Myanmar.

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