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

Serious privacy problems found in most health apps

Serious privacy problems found in most health apps

Large survey of apps raises concerns.
Juha Saarinen Jun 18 2021 6:10AM Security
Apple patches iOS 12 after bugs are exploited

Apple patches iOS 12 after bugs are exploited

Allowed remote code execution.
Juha Saarinen Jun 15 2021 11:48AM Security
AFP and FBI sting used encrypted app to intercept crims' comms

AFP and FBI sting used encrypted app to intercept crims' comms

Provided intelligence for three years.
Juha Saarinen Jun 8 2021 10:55AM Security
Alleged Trickbot malware coder charged in US court

Alleged Trickbot malware coder charged in US court

Authorities claim she hosted malware on own domain.
Juha Saarinen Jun 5 2021 2:20PM Security
Accellion's failure to warn RBNZ of exploited bug led to hack

Accellion's failure to warn RBNZ of exploited bug led to hack

Bank made things worse by not adhering to own usage guidelines.
Juha Saarinen Jun 1 2021 12:55PM Security
Russian SolarWinds hackers launch new phishing campaign

Russian SolarWinds hackers launch new phishing campaign

More than 150 different organisations attacked.
Juha Saarinen May 28 2021 1:28PM Security
macOS zero-day bypasses webcam, storage access alert prompts

macOS zero-day bypasses webcam, storage access alert prompts

AppleScript malware borrows permissions from existing apps.
Juha Saarinen May 25 2021 12:13PM Security
Failed DNS server restarts caused Salesforce outage

Failed DNS server restarts caused Salesforce outage

Configuration change "exposed a design issue in the shutdown process".
Juha Saarinen May 22 2021 1:07PM Networking
ACMA warns telcos for number porting ID check failures

ACMA warns telcos for number porting ID check failures

Telstra, Optus and Medion Mobile told to have more rigorous processes.
Juha Saarinen May 21 2021 10:57AM Telco/ISP
BlackBerry provides how-to for macOS ARM64 QEMU-lation

BlackBerry provides how-to for macOS ARM64 QEMU-lation

Aimed at security researchers and penetration testers.
Juha Saarinen May 19 2021 12:49PM Security
Android 12 'Snow Cone' beta unveiled at Google I/O

Android 12 'Snow Cone' beta unveiled at Google I/O

Big redesign with new user interface.
Juha Saarinen May 19 2021 6:20AM Software
DarkSide ransomware crims quit as Colonial Pipeline attack backfires

DarkSide ransomware crims quit as Colonial Pipeline attack backfires

Ransom money and infrastructure seized.
Juha Saarinen May 15 2021 8:26AM Security
Salesforce cloud services go down worldwide

Salesforce cloud services go down worldwide

Caused by DNS issue.
Juha Saarinen May 12 2021 9:06AM Cloud
Union fury at 'shocking Covid bonus' phishing test

Union fury at 'shocking Covid bonus' phishing test

Simulated security exercise backfires.
Juha Saarinen May 11 2021 1:36PM Training & Development
Ancient update driver endangers hundreds of millions of Dell computers

Ancient update driver endangers hundreds of millions of Dell computers

Allows kernel mode privilege escalation.
Juha Saarinen May 6 2021 10:26AM Security
Second deep space antenna to be built in WA

Second deep space antenna to be built in WA

Million dollar joint European and Australian space agencies project.
Juha Saarinen May 3 2021 12:26PM Strategy
New micro-op cache attacks break all Spectre defences

New micro-op cache attacks break all Spectre defences

Billions of computers vulnerable.
Juha Saarinen May 2 2021 6:03AM Hardware
Privacy-busting contact tracing data logged on Android

Privacy-busting contact tracing data logged on Android

Google will not acknowledge or fix faulty EN implementation.
Juha Saarinen Apr 28 2021 10:47AM Security
Pentagon surfaces giant netblock for recon and anti IP squatting

Pentagon surfaces giant netblock for recon and anti IP squatting

Largest IPv4 autonomous system in internet history.
Juha Saarinen Apr 26 2021 11:18AM Networking
More SolarWinds command and control hacking servers found

More SolarWinds command and control hacking servers found

Newly discovered patterns reveal larger infrastructure footprint.
Juha Saarinen Apr 23 2021 12:30PM Security

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