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

Ancient, critical "RediShell" bug menaces thousands of servers

Ancient, critical "RediShell" bug menaces thousands of servers

All software releases are impacted.
Juha Saarinen Oct 9 2025 4:52PM Security
Google DeepMind tackles software vulnerabilities with AI agent

Google DeepMind tackles software vulnerabilities with AI agent

CodeMender has upstreamed 72 security patches already.
Juha Saarinen Oct 8 2025 3:14PM Security
High Court upholds retrospective legal fix for AN0M surveillance sting

High Court upholds retrospective legal fix for AN0M surveillance sting

Paves way for evidence to be used in prosecutions.
Juha Saarinen Oct 8 2025 2:08PM Security
Microsoft to kill local account workarounds in Windows 11 preview builds

Microsoft to kill local account workarounds in Windows 11 preview builds

Internet connection and Microsoft account required.
Juha Saarinen Oct 8 2025 10:05AM Security
LinkedIn sues alleged data scrapers that use millions of fake site accounts

LinkedIn sues alleged data scrapers that use millions of fake site accounts

Placing "unreasonable load" on servers.
Juha Saarinen Oct 7 2025 2:14PM Security
Comms app Signal adds quantum-proof encryption protocol layer

Comms app Signal adds quantum-proof encryption protocol layer

To be rolled out as Signal clients are upgraded.
Juha Saarinen Oct 7 2025 1:54PM Security
Age verification IDs taken in Discord data breach

Age verification IDs taken in Discord data breach

September data breach disclosed.
Juha Saarinen Oct 7 2025 1:52PM Security
Industrial cellular routers in Australia abused for smishing

Industrial cellular routers in Australia abused for smishing

Mass fraudulent text campaigns hit mobile users worldwide.
Juha Saarinen Oct 2 2025 1:35PM Security
Google Workspace adds AI ransomware detection and sync pausing for Drive

Google Workspace adds AI ransomware detection and sync pausing for Drive

Will not stop and remove ransomware locally, however.
Juha Saarinen Oct 1 2025 7:01AM Security
First malicious MCP server for AI found

First malicious MCP server for AI found

Simple code change created email harvester.
Juha Saarinen Sep 30 2025 10:36AM Security
GitHub acts on npm security after Shai-Hulud worm attack

GitHub acts on npm security after Shai-Hulud worm attack

Enhanced trusted publishing to limit ongoing supply chain attacks.
Juha Saarinen Sep 29 2025 2:34PM Security
Stealthy, persistent "BRICKSTORM" spying backdoor found in network infrastructure

Stealthy, persistent "BRICKSTORM" spying backdoor found in network infrastructure

Range of industry verticals targeted by patient threat actors.
Juha Saarinen Sep 25 2025 5:33PM Security
Researchers uncover polished ShadowV2 DDoS-as-a-service cloud botnet

Researchers uncover polished ShadowV2 DDoS-as-a-service cloud botnet

Indicates professional cloud development experience.
Juha Saarinen Sep 24 2025 10:22AM Security
US Secret Service seizes New York City SIM farm near UN

US Secret Service seizes New York City SIM farm near UN

Nation-state threat actors may be involved.
Juha Saarinen Sep 24 2025 9:15AM Security
Google's revised AI safety framework adds manipulation protection

Google's revised AI safety framework adds manipulation protection

Version 3.0 of Frontier Safety Framework released.
Juha Saarinen Sep 23 2025 2:09PM Security
Alleged Scattered Spider hacker surrenders to US police

Alleged Scattered Spider hacker surrenders to US police

Following arrests of other alleged group members in the UK.
Juha Saarinen Sep 23 2025 10:37AM Security
Actor auth tokens gave Global Admin access across Azure Entra ID tenants

Actor auth tokens gave Global Admin access across Azure Entra ID tenants

Legacy authentication bypassed modern security controls and logging.
Juha Saarinen Sep 18 2025 1:24PM Security
FileFix attack tricks users into running image-borne malware

FileFix attack tricks users into running image-borne malware

New phishing menace exploiting users being helpful.
Juha Saarinen Sep 18 2025 5:57AM Security
Microsoft outs Nigerian as RaccoonO365 PhaaS boss

Microsoft outs Nigerian as RaccoonO365 PhaaS boss

OpSec flub unmasked criminals.
Juha Saarinen Sep 17 2025 10:47AM Security
First npm worm "Shai-Hulud" released in supply chain attack

First npm worm "Shai-Hulud" released in supply chain attack

Related to recent s1ngularity compromise.
Juha Saarinen Sep 17 2025 10:20AM Security

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