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

Macquarie Bank unveils customer-facing 'Q' AI agent

Macquarie Bank unveils customer-facing 'Q' AI agent

Available for mobile banking app and website customers.
Juha Saarinen Jan 20 2026 6:55AM Digital Nation
Microsoft releases fix for flawed January security update

Microsoft releases fix for flawed January security update

Out-of-band manual download required to address sign-in and shutdown issues.
Juha Saarinen Jan 19 2026 8:25AM Security
Single Windows image drove RedVDS disposable cybercrime server business

Single Windows image drove RedVDS disposable cybercrime server business

Involved in Australian property payments diversion scams.
Juha Saarinen Jan 16 2026 10:09AM Security
Microsoft patches single-click Copilot data stealing attack

Microsoft patches single-click Copilot data stealing attack

Reprompt silent attack on AI with persistence demonstrated.
Juha Saarinen Jan 15 2026 6:10PM Security
Researchers unsure of purpose of new VoidLink Linux malware

Researchers unsure of purpose of new VoidLink Linux malware

Could be advanced, commercial pentesting tool.
Juha Saarinen Jan 15 2026 1:08PM Security
Apple preps E2EE RCS messaging in latest iOS beta

Apple preps E2EE RCS messaging in latest iOS beta

For a small number of European telcos.
Juha Saarinen Jan 14 2026 12:15PM Security
Google's Mandiant releases free Salesforce access control checker

Google's Mandiant releases free Salesforce access control checker

AuraInspector seeks to prevent data exposure through framework misconfigurations.
Juha Saarinen Jan 13 2026 12:55PM Security
Aussie teenager charged with swatting US retailers and educational institutions

Aussie teenager charged with swatting US retailers and educational institutions

AFP acts on FBI tip-off.
Juha Saarinen Jan 13 2026 12:14PM Security
Cloudflare DNS reply change crashed Cisco SME switches

Cloudflare DNS reply change crashed Cisco SME switches

Repeating reboots encountered.
Juha Saarinen Jan 12 2026 9:23AM Security
Researchers detail Bluetooth headphone attack that can hijack smartphones

Researchers detail Bluetooth headphone attack that can hijack smartphones

Wired cans the safest to use.
Juha Saarinen Jan 8 2026 5:31PM Security
Patients fret as ManageMyHealth data breach drama plays out

Patients fret as ManageMyHealth data breach drama plays out

Government steps in with official review of incident.
Juha Saarinen Jan 8 2026 12:24PM Security
Researcher trawls cybercrime sites, collects billions of stolen credentials

Researcher trawls cybercrime sites, collects billions of stolen credentials

Now added to HaveIbeenpwned.com so that victims can check for compromise.
Juha Saarinen Nov 12 2025 12:26PM Security
Commercial spyware targeted Samsung Galaxy users for months

Commercial spyware targeted Samsung Galaxy users for months

Zero-day may have been a zero-click exploit.
Juha Saarinen Nov 11 2025 9:43AM Security
AI providers plug metadata leak that exposed encrypted chat topics

AI providers plug metadata leak that exposed encrypted chat topics

Microsoft research prompts patch for AI side-channel privacy flaw.
Juha Saarinen Nov 10 2025 6:12AM Security
Australia and US impose sanctions on North Korean cyber ops

Australia and US impose sanctions on North Korean cyber ops

Hackers and bankers funding Pyongyang weapons programs targeted.
Juha Saarinen Nov 6 2025 9:58AM Security
State-sponsored threat actors abuse Gemini AI, Google says

State-sponsored threat actors abuse Gemini AI, Google says

Beware threat actors posing as students for capture-the-flag competitions.
Juha Saarinen Nov 6 2025 1:01AM Security
Scores of Australian Cisco devices remain BADCANDY infected

Scores of Australian Cisco devices remain BADCANDY infected

Years after patch availability.
Juha Saarinen Nov 4 2025 6:44AM Security
Australian chief at US defence contractor L3Harris sold exploits to Russia

Australian chief at US defence contractor L3Harris sold exploits to Russia

Former ASD staffer pleads guilty.
Juha Saarinen Oct 30 2025 5:44PM Security
Vic gov agencies flying blind on server security, audit finds

Vic gov agencies flying blind on server security, audit finds

Improved IT asset managed called for.
Juha Saarinen Oct 29 2025 5:40PM Security
Researchers find vulnerabilities in OpenAI's Atlas agentic browser

Researchers find vulnerabilities in OpenAI's Atlas agentic browser

Week-old software under scrutiny.
Juha Saarinen Oct 28 2025 12:57PM Security

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