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

Lazarus Group behind security researcher attacks

Lazarus Group behind security researcher attacks

Microsoft attributes campaign to familiar North Korean threat actors.
Juha Saarinen Jan 29 2021 9:25AM Security
Watchdog rips into NZX for repeated tech fails

Watchdog rips into NZX for repeated tech fails

DDoS-struck share market failed to meet legal obligations.
Juha Saarinen Jan 28 2021 3:42PM Financial Services
US authorities charge alleged Netwalker ransomware affiliate

US authorities charge alleged Netwalker ransomware affiliate

Claimed to have raked in A$36 million.
Juha Saarinen Jan 28 2021 11:13AM Security
Police take over global Emotet infrastructure

Police take over global Emotet infrastructure

Arrests made and servers seized.
Juha Saarinen Jan 28 2021 6:51AM Security
North Koreans social engineer and hack vulnerability developers

North Koreans social engineer and hack vulnerability developers

Attacks via social media, messaging and email.
Juha Saarinen Jan 26 2021 2:29PM Security
SonicWall discloses "coordinated attack" on internal systems

SonicWall discloses "coordinated attack" on internal systems

Attackers exploited 'probable' zero-day flaws.
Juha Saarinen Jan 25 2021 12:03PM Networking
Critical bugs found in Cisco SD-WAN software

Critical bugs found in Cisco SD-WAN software

Remote code execution with root privileges possible.
Juha Saarinen Jan 22 2021 9:50AM Networking
Microsoft details "incredible effort" to hide by SolarWinds hackers

Microsoft details "incredible effort" to hide by SolarWinds hackers

Standout opsec and anti-forensic methods applied.
Juha Saarinen Jan 21 2021 11:26AM Security
New Raindrop malware used in SolarWinds hack found

New Raindrop malware used in SolarWinds hack found

Delivers Cobalt Strike.
Juha Saarinen Jan 20 2021 12:00PM Security
Security vendor Malwarebytes hacked through Office 365 and Azure access

Security vendor Malwarebytes hacked through Office 365 and Azure access

Nation state actor behind SolarWinds breach implicated.
Juha Saarinen Jan 20 2021 6:59AM Security
Reserve Bank of NZ governor apologises for 'serious' data breach

Reserve Bank of NZ governor apologises for 'serious' data breach

Orr personally owns the issue.
Juha Saarinen Jan 15 2021 2:45PM Financial Services
Google unravels state-of-art Android and Windows exploit chains

Google unravels state-of-art Android and Windows exploit chains

Highly sophisticated attackers used four zero-days.
Juha Saarinen Jan 13 2021 11:10AM Security
Researchers detail SolarWinds code injection attack

Researchers detail SolarWinds code injection attack

Hack timeline starts in September 2019.
Juha Saarinen Jan 12 2021 1:30PM Security
Accellion hack behind Reserve Bank of NZ data breach

Accellion hack behind Reserve Bank of NZ data breach

File transfer application illegally accessed.
Juha Saarinen Jan 12 2021 6:39AM Security
Ransomware gang Ryuk thought to have pulled in US$150 million

Ransomware gang Ryuk thought to have pulled in US$150 million

Digital wallets bursting with ransom payments.
Juha Saarinen Jan 11 2021 9:45AM Security
Update Chrome or risk remote takeover, US govt warns

Update Chrome or risk remote takeover, US govt warns

New version contains 16 security fixes.
Juha Saarinen Jan 8 2021 9:57AM Security
JetBrains denies involvement in SolarWinds hack

JetBrains denies involvement in SolarWinds hack

Chief executive speculates misconfigured TeamCity could have been exploited.
Juha Saarinen Jan 7 2021 3:00PM Security
RAT scammers pose as the Australian Cyber Security Centre

RAT scammers pose as the Australian Cyber Security Centre

Phone calls and emails targeting Australians.
Juha Saarinen Jan 6 2021 6:50AM Security
Apple loses court case against security vendor Corellium

Apple loses court case against security vendor Corellium

Court rules iOS virtualisation covered by fair use statute.
Juha Saarinen Dec 30 2020 8:26AM Security
US govt seeks to make cryptocurrency transactions traceable

US govt seeks to make cryptocurrency transactions traceable

Mandatory record keeping and reporting mooted.
Juha Saarinen Dec 23 2020 12:27PM Financial Services

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