Juha Saarinen

Juha Saarinen has been covering the technology sector since the mid-1990s for publications around the world. He has been writing 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. Google

Recent articles by Juha Saarinen

Rackspace hosted Exchange still down due to 'security incident'

Rackspace hosted Exchange still down due to 'security incident'

Customers asked to move to Microsoft 365.
Juha Saarinen Dec 5 2022 10:40AM Security
OpenSSL downgrades email address bug from critical to high

OpenSSL downgrades email address bug from critical to high

Vulnerabilities introduced with punycode functionality in X.509 certificates.
Juha Saarinen Nov 2 2022 6:50AM Security
Apple launches 'specially fused' iPhones for security researchers

Apple launches 'specially fused' iPhones for security researchers

New program covered by strict rules.
Juha Saarinen Oct 28 2022 7:00AM Security
Apple warns of actively exploited iOS and iPadOS zero-day

Apple warns of actively exploited iOS and iPadOS zero-day

Big set of security patches released.
Juha Saarinen Oct 26 2022 9:38AM Security
October Patch Wednesday handles 13 critical vulnerabilities

October Patch Wednesday handles 13 critical vulnerabilities

One PrivEsc bug exploited in the wild.
Juha Saarinen Oct 12 2022 12:18PM Security
Lapsus$ affiliates behind Uber hack, company says

Lapsus$ affiliates behind Uber hack, company says

Compromised external contractor's account.
Juha Saarinen Sep 20 2022 6:30AM Security
EZVIZ video cameras can be accessed remotely

EZVIZ video cameras can be accessed remotely

Full device takeover possible.
Juha Saarinen Sep 19 2022 6:50AM Security
Serious two-year old bug bites ManageEngine

Serious two-year old bug bites ManageEngine

Unauthenticated attackers can run arbitrary code remotely.
Juha Saarinen Sep 12 2022 12:30PM Security
AT&T outs new 'Shikitega' Linux malware

AT&T outs new 'Shikitega' Linux malware

Drops Monero crypto miner.
Juha Saarinen Sep 9 2022 10:45AM Security
Slick new phishing-as-a-service kit emerges

Slick new phishing-as-a-service kit emerges

EvilProxy covers accounts with most major brands.
Juha Saarinen Sep 6 2022 10:25AM Security
Chinese state hackers targeted Australian federal and local gov

Chinese state hackers targeted Australian federal and local gov

Launched watering hole attacks via fake news sites.
Juha Saarinen Aug 31 2022 7:25AM Security
LastPass source code copied by hacker

LastPass source code copied by hacker

Attacker accessed developer environment.
Juha Saarinen Aug 26 2022 11:25AM Security
Twilio and Cloudflare attacks part of extensive phishing campaign

Twilio and Cloudflare attacks part of extensive phishing campaign

Over 130 organisations worldwide targeted, including Australia.
Juha Saarinen Aug 26 2022 11:24AM Security
Malware floods npm and PyPi registries in supply-chain attacks

Malware floods npm and PyPi registries in supply-chain attacks

Over 200 packages try to drop cryptominers.
Juha Saarinen Aug 22 2022 5:06AM Security
Apple drops iOS and iPadOS 15.6.1 to fix two exploited zero days

Apple drops iOS and iPadOS 15.6.1 to fix two exploited zero days

Kernel and WebKit bugs abused.
Juha Saarinen Aug 18 2022 6:33AM Security
Oh Deere: Aussie researcher roots tractor control system

Oh Deere: Aussie researcher roots tractor control system

Simple text file gave dealer-level access.
Juha Saarinen Aug 16 2022 11:39AM Security
Twilio phish sees Signal users' numbers at risk of re-registering

Twilio phish sees Signal users' numbers at risk of re-registering

Locally stored user information can't be compromised, company says.
Juha Saarinen Aug 16 2022 6:35AM Security
US puts million-dollar bounty on Russian ransomware raiders

US puts million-dollar bounty on Russian ransomware raiders

To capture Conti criminals.
Juha Saarinen Aug 12 2022 12:01PM Security
ACCC greenlights Google's buy of Mandiant

ACCC greenlights Google's buy of Mandiant

Finds no competition risk.
Juha Saarinen Aug 11 2022 12:30PM Security
Patch Wednesday fixes two-year-old Dogwalk vulnerability

Patch Wednesday fixes two-year-old Dogwalk vulnerability

Path traversal bug in diagnostics tool could be used for remote code execution.
Juha Saarinen Aug 10 2022 6:40AM Security

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