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

Windows Server Update Services bug exploited in the wild

Windows Server Update Services bug exploited in the wild

Out-of-band update available from Microsoft.
Juha Saarinen Oct 27 2025 6:19AM Security
Australia to sign UN 'surveillance treaty' in Vietnam

Australia to sign UN 'surveillance treaty' in Vietnam

As tech sector protests far-reaching global agreement.
Juha Saarinen Oct 24 2025 10:58AM Security
Hidden "Glassworm" malware spreads through infected VS Code extensions

Hidden "Glassworm" malware spreads through infected VS Code extensions

Worm writers take it to the next level.
Juha Saarinen Oct 22 2025 4:54PM Security
Euro cops take down cybercrime network with 49 million fake accounts

Euro cops take down cybercrime network with 49 million fake accounts

Collaboration between Europol and the Shadowserver Foundation.
Juha Saarinen Oct 21 2025 11:43AM Security
Microsoft breaks Windows 11 Recovery Environment in October update

Microsoft breaks Windows 11 Recovery Environment in October update

Fix promised over the next few days.
Juha Saarinen Oct 20 2025 5:04PM Security
Australia's new cyber affairs ambassador sourced from ASD

Australia's new cyber affairs ambassador sourced from ASD

To steer international cyber security strategy engagement.
Juha Saarinen Oct 20 2025 6:23AM Security
Microsoft pulls certs for fake Teams installers dropping ransomware

Microsoft pulls certs for fake Teams installers dropping ransomware

In early October this year.
Juha Saarinen Oct 17 2025 6:20AM Security
China-linked Flax Typhoon tweaked ArcGIS plugin to act as stealthy backdoor

China-linked Flax Typhoon tweaked ArcGIS plugin to act as stealthy backdoor

Avoids use of obvious malware.
Juha Saarinen Oct 16 2025 9:58AM Security
"Pixnapping" vulnerability lets Android apps steal 2FA codes in 30 seconds

"Pixnapping" vulnerability lets Android apps steal 2FA codes in 30 seconds

Google tried to mitigate bug, but researchers worked around fix.
Juha Saarinen Oct 15 2025 3:12PM Security
Microsoft restrains exploited legacy IE mode in Edge browser

Microsoft restrains exploited legacy IE mode in Edge browser

Social engineering and zero-days exploited.
Juha Saarinen Oct 14 2025 1:38PM Software
Banking malware used GitHub for persistence

Banking malware used GitHub for persistence

Repos acting as C2 infrastructure for Astaroth infostealer removed.
Juha Saarinen Oct 14 2025 1:22PM Security
RondoDox IoT botnet swells to 56 exploits in shotgun campaign

RondoDox IoT botnet swells to 56 exploits in shotgun campaign

Ancient vulnerabilities targeted.
Juha Saarinen Oct 11 2025 2:08PM Security
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

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