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NZ HeraldNews report · Sep 10, 9:04 AM
New Zealand payroll firm apologises after being caught up in data breach
Information accessed in the incident included IRD numbers, addresses and bank details.
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New Zealand payroll firm apologises after being caught up in data breach
NZ Herald and Radio New Zealand describe the same event in different terms.
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As of September 10, 2026 at 9:04 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Information accessed in the incident included IRD numbers, addresses and bank details.
The headline split NZ Herald frames it as "New Zealand payroll firm apologises after being caught up in data breach". Radio New Zealand frames it as "Kiwi payroll firm caught up in 'global' data breach".
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Radio New ZealandNews report · Sep 10, 8:02 AM
Kiwi payroll firm caught up in 'global' data breach
Information accessed included names, IRD numbers, email and physical addresses, bank account details and payment histories.
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Sep 10, 8:02 AM: Radio New Zealand joined the source map.
Sep 10, 9:04 AM: NZ Herald joined the source map.
Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 2 sources · 1 bucket.