Recent articles by Juha Saarinen

Mini Shai-Hulud worm injects disk wiper into Microsoft Azure PyPI package

Mini Shai-Hulud worm injects disk wiper into Microsoft Azure PyPI package

Dropper fetches destructive code and extensive credentials stealer.
Juha Saarinen May 21 2026 6:00AM Security
GitHub compromised, allegedly by TeamPCP

GitHub compromised, allegedly by TeamPCP

Around 3800 internal repositories exfiltrated.
Juha Saarinen May 21 2026 5:50AM Security
AustralianSuper hires its first head of AI and automation

AustralianSuper hires its first head of AI and automation

Brings in a current vendor CTO.
Juha Saarinen May 20 2026 12:31PM Leadership
Grafana refuses ransom demand after GitHub breach

Grafana refuses ransom demand after GitHub breach

Threat actor downloaded codebase.
Juha Saarinen May 19 2026 1:26PM Security
Victorian bulk porting scammer gets over two years in prison

Victorian bulk porting scammer gets over two years in prison

Successfully ported 44 numbers without the owners' consent.
Juha Saarinen May 19 2026 6:13AM Security
NSW cyber cops bust alleged bullion-buying BEC bandits

NSW cyber cops bust alleged bullion-buying BEC bandits

Tip from NAB identified suspect funds to buy gold.
Juha Saarinen May 15 2026 4:56PM Security
F5 patches 18-year-old AI-found 'Rift' vulnerability in NGINX web server

F5 patches 18-year-old AI-found 'Rift' vulnerability in NGINX web server

Heap buffer overflow in rewrite module.
Juha Saarinen May 15 2026 6:29AM Security
USB stick opens Windows BitLocker drives in new zero-day

USB stick opens Windows BitLocker drives in new zero-day

Disgruntled researcher publishes YellowKey proof-of-concept.
Juha Saarinen May 14 2026 9:47AM Security
Microsoft's MDASH AI vulnerability scanner finds four critical Windows RCEs

Microsoft's MDASH AI vulnerability scanner finds four critical Windows RCEs

Tops CyberGym public benchmark.
Juha Saarinen May 13 2026 1:05PM Security
Trend Micro's enterprise unit shuts Sydney engineering team

Trend Micro's enterprise unit shuts Sydney engineering team

Exclusive: R&D moved to Asia.
Juha Saarinen May 12 2026 2:40PM Security
Parallel bug discovery triggers premature Linux LPE disclosure

Parallel bug discovery triggers premature Linux LPE disclosure

Full set of patches still to arrive for Dirty Frag privilege escalation vulnerabilities.
Juha Saarinen May 11 2026 6:25AM Security
'ClickFix' attack tricks users into hacking themselves, ACSC warns

'ClickFix' attack tricks users into hacking themselves, ACSC warns

"Verify that you are human" prompt used to deliver Vidar Stealer malware.
Juha Saarinen May 8 2026 4:50PM Security
'PCPJack' cloud worm hijacks TeamPCP hacker infrastructure

'PCPJack' cloud worm hijacks TeamPCP hacker infrastructure

Unknown threat actor's malware steals credentials.
Juha Saarinen May 8 2026 6:37AM Security
Defender yanks root certs as Windows updates blocks backups

Defender yanks root certs as Windows updates blocks backups

Rough week for Microsoft customers.
Juha Saarinen May 5 2026 12:33PM Security
UK cyber security agency warns of AI-driven 'patch wave'

UK cyber security agency warns of AI-driven 'patch wave'

Overhaul software update processes or risk being overwhelmed.
Juha Saarinen May 4 2026 6:26AM Security
cPanel drops patches for exploited authentication bypass zero-day

cPanel drops patches for exploited authentication bypass zero-day

Detection script released to identify compromised systems.
Juha Saarinen May 1 2026 6:46AM Security
'Copy Fail' Linux privesc bug lay dormant in kernel since 2017

'Copy Fail' Linux privesc bug lay dormant in kernel since 2017

Tiny Python script roots every major Linux distribution since nearly nine years ago.
Juha Saarinen Apr 30 2026 1:23PM Security
Incomplete fix for Fancy Bear exploit opens zero-click hole in Windows

Incomplete fix for Fancy Bear exploit opens zero-click hole in Windows

No interaction needed.
Juha Saarinen Apr 29 2026 4:26PM Security
GitHub patches critical 'git push' remote code execution bug

GitHub patches critical 'git push' remote code execution bug

Open source code platform dodges bullet with quick response.
Juha Saarinen Apr 29 2026 10:26AM Security
Alleged 'Hafnium' hacker-for-hire extradited to the United States

Alleged 'Hafnium' hacker-for-hire extradited to the United States

Accused of compromising more than 12,700 organisations.
Juha Saarinen Apr 28 2026 1:53PM Security

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