Juha Saarinen

Juha Saarinen has been covering the technology sector since the mid-1990s for publications around the world. In addition to techpartner.news, he has written for iTnews since 2010 and also contributes to the New Zealand Herald, the Guardian and Wired's Threat Level section.

He is based in Auckland, New Zealand.

Recent articles by Juha Saarinen

"BitUnlocker" full-volume encryption bypass found by Microsoft researchers

"BitUnlocker" full-volume encryption bypass found by Microsoft researchers

Four flaws fixed in July's Patch Wednesday.
Juha Saarinen Aug 14 2025 6:39PM Security
Microsoft fixes "BadSuccessor" zero-day authentication bug

Microsoft fixes "BadSuccessor" zero-day authentication bug

Patch Wednesday lands with 13 fixes for vulnerabilities rated critical.
Juha Saarinen Aug 13 2025 3:15PM Security
Researchers poke further holes in TETRA encrypted wireless comms

Researchers poke further holes in TETRA encrypted wireless comms

Four critical vulnerabilities found.
Juha Saarinen Aug 12 2025 1:29PM Security
"Shade BIOS" stealth malware hides below operating system

"Shade BIOS" stealth malware hides below operating system

Creates parallel "attacker-exclusive OS".
Juha Saarinen Aug 12 2025 1:28PM Security
Serious path traversal bug found in Microsoft's NLWeb "Agentic Web" tool

Serious path traversal bug found in Microsoft's NLWeb "Agentic Web" tool

Vulnerability allowed reading of system files and theft of AI LLM API keys.
Juha Saarinen Aug 12 2025 6:48AM Security
Microsoft raises Zero Day Quest bug bounties to US$5 million

Microsoft raises Zero Day Quest bug bounties to US$5 million

Vulnerability finding program targets company's enterprise offerings.
Juha Saarinen Aug 9 2025 9:31AM Security
Confusion reigns as phishers abuse Exchange Online Direct Send

Confusion reigns as phishers abuse Exchange Online Direct Send

Legitimate feature needs to be secured, but admins aren't sure how to do it.
Juha Saarinen Aug 7 2025 12:55PM Security
"ReVault" firmware flaws allow persistent access in Dell laptops

"ReVault" firmware flaws allow persistent access in Dell laptops

Over 100 currently supported models at risk.
Juha Saarinen Aug 6 2025 1:52PM Security
Cloudflare and Perplexity slug it out over alleged AI bot block evasion

Cloudflare and Perplexity slug it out over alleged AI bot block evasion

Block-busting bot or legitimate AI traffic?
Juha Saarinen Aug 5 2025 3:41PM Security
AI coding threatens to make common security flaw more prevalent

AI coding threatens to make common security flaw more prevalent

IDORs and broken access controls at scale.
Juha Saarinen Aug 5 2025 12:55PM Security
Google publishes 20 new vulnerabilities found by its Big Sleep AI

Google publishes 20 new vulnerabilities found by its Big Sleep AI

After large-scale run of the agent.
Juha Saarinen Aug 5 2025 12:06PM Security
Google's Project Zero to make faster vulnerability announcements

Google's Project Zero to make faster vulnerability announcements

Uses soft power to shrink 'upstream patch gap'.
Juha Saarinen Aug 1 2025 4:22PM Security
New account hijacking defences for Google Workspace and Chrome

New account hijacking defences for Google Workspace and Chrome

Expanded passkey support, anti-cookie thievery and security signals betas launched.
Juha Saarinen Aug 1 2025 6:27AM Security
"Scattered Spider" evolves with new ransomware and social engineering tactics

"Scattered Spider" evolves with new ransomware and social engineering tactics

Updated joint advisory issued by security agencies.
Juha Saarinen Jul 30 2025 4:30PM Security
Google's Gemini CLI agent could run malicious code silently

Google's Gemini CLI agent could run malicious code silently

Command line AI tool lasts one month before serious vulnerability is found.
Juha Saarinen Jul 29 2025 12:50PM Security
Code syntax error prevented hacked AWS AI dev extension from running

Code syntax error prevented hacked AWS AI dev extension from running

Malicious prompt injected via pull request to open source code repository.
Juha Saarinen Jul 28 2025 11:28AM Security
Starlink interferes with radio astronomy telescopes, survey finds

Starlink interferes with radio astronomy telescopes, survey finds

Curtin University calls for satellite tech and radio astronomy to co-exist.
Juha Saarinen Jul 24 2025 12:15PM Telco/ISP
Microsoft issues patches for "ToolShell" vulnerable SharePoint Servers

Microsoft issues patches for "ToolShell" vulnerable SharePoint Servers

For versions 2019 and subscription only.
Juha Saarinen Jul 22 2025 12:51PM Security
"PoisonSeed" attack does not bypass hardware MFA

"PoisonSeed" attack does not bypass hardware MFA

Confirmed as an MFA downgrade attack.
Juha Saarinen Jul 22 2025 12:50PM Security
ACSC alerts to exploited MS SharePoint remote code execution flaw

ACSC alerts to exploited MS SharePoint remote code execution flaw

No patch available yet.
Juha Saarinen Jul 21 2025 6:30AM Security

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