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

Security vendor stirs controversy using undisclosed flaw for months

Security vendor stirs controversy using undisclosed flaw for months

Infosec community outraged.
Juha Saarinen Nov 13 2021 12:40PM Security
Suspected gov hackers behind 'watering hole' attacks in Hong Kong

Suspected gov hackers behind 'watering hole' attacks in Hong Kong

Well-resourced group drops payload with quality code.
Juha Saarinen Nov 12 2021 3:00PM Security
Smartphone payments for public transport can be abused to make unlimited purchases

Smartphone payments for public transport can be abused to make unlimited purchases

No unlocking needed for stolen Google, Apple and Samsung Pay devices.
Juha Saarinen Nov 11 2021 12:38PM Security
Microsoft pushes patch for exploited flaw in on-prem Exchange

Microsoft pushes patch for exploited flaw in on-prem Exchange

Exchange Server 2013, 2016 and 2019 under attack.
Juha Saarinen Nov 10 2021 6:56AM Security
Brokerage Robinhood discloses large data breach

Brokerage Robinhood discloses large data breach

Attacker tried extortion after stealing information.
Juha Saarinen Nov 9 2021 10:02AM Security
US gov agencies get mandatory patching orders

US gov agencies get mandatory patching orders

Remediate within two weeks for new bugs.
Juha Saarinen Nov 4 2021 10:54AM Security
Hawaiki embarks on new SE Asia, A/NZ and US cable lay

Hawaiki embarks on new SE Asia, A/NZ and US cable lay

Hawaiki Nui to span 22,000 kilometres with 240Tbps capacity.
Juha Saarinen Nov 4 2021 5:01AM Telco/ISP
Most programming languages vulnerable to Trojan Source attack

Most programming languages vulnerable to Trojan Source attack

When reading the source isn't enough.
Juha Saarinen Nov 2 2021 4:34PM Security
WorldPay replaces Chinese PoS terminals after US Feds raid

WorldPay replaces Chinese PoS terminals after US Feds raid

Strange network traffic causes alarm.
Juha Saarinen Oct 28 2021 10:32AM Financial Services
Russian SolarWinds hackers breached 14 Microsoft resellers and service providers

Russian SolarWinds hackers breached 14 Microsoft resellers and service providers

Tens of thousands of hacks in less than four months.
Juha Saarinen Oct 25 2021 7:38PM Security
US governor accuses source-code viewing site visitor of hacking

US governor accuses source-code viewing site visitor of hacking

Reporter found social security numbers being leaked.
Juha Saarinen Oct 15 2021 11:56AM Security
All Facebook sites and services vanish from the Internet

All Facebook sites and services vanish from the Internet

Routes to social network disappear.
Juha Saarinen Oct 5 2021 6:30AM Networking
REvil gang scams ransomware associates out of payments

REvil gang scams ransomware associates out of payments

Criminals up in arms over breach of trust.
Juha Saarinen Sep 29 2021 12:46PM Security
VMware vCenter under widespread attack

VMware vCenter under widespread attack

Users advised to urgently patch multiple flaws.
Juha Saarinen Sep 29 2021 10:56AM Security
US cryptocurrency coder faces years in jail for helping North Korea

US cryptocurrency coder faces years in jail for helping North Korea

Virgil Griffith pleads guilty to breaching sanctions.
Juha Saarinen Sep 28 2021 9:30AM Security
SolarWinds attackers drop 'FoggyWeb' backdoor on AD SSO servers

SolarWinds attackers drop 'FoggyWeb' backdoor on AD SSO servers

Malware can exfiltrate sensitive data for Windows domains.
Juha Saarinen Sep 28 2021 6:58AM Security
Exchange auto-config protocol leaks Windows logins en masse

Exchange auto-config protocol leaks Windows logins en masse

Firewall off Autodiscover domains to mitigate.
Juha Saarinen Sep 23 2021 4:00PM Security
Auckland to get $7.25 billion AWS region

Auckland to get $7.25 billion AWS region

Three availability zones to open in 2024.
Juha Saarinen Sep 23 2021 12:10PM Cloud
US Feds sat on REvil decryption key for three weeks: report

US Feds sat on REvil decryption key for three weeks: report

Wanted to use it to disrupt ransomware raiders.
Juha Saarinen Sep 22 2021 10:30AM Security
Euro police break up large online fraud gang

Euro police break up large online fraud gang

Over 100 arrests made.
Juha Saarinen Sep 21 2021 7:29PM Security

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