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

Storage failure downs New Zealand Defence websites

Storage failure downs New Zealand Defence websites

Down for a week with no estimate for restoration.
Juha Saarinen Jul 31 2020 3:00PM Hardware
Zoom private meeting passwords were easily crackable

Zoom private meeting passwords were easily crackable

Did not rate limit low-complexity password guesses.
Juha Saarinen Jul 31 2020 9:44AM Security
Morgan Stanley customer data left on decommissioned servers

Morgan Stanley customer data left on decommissioned servers

Offers two years' worth of credit reporting and fraud detection.
Juha Saarinen Jul 31 2020 9:35AM Financial Services
Boothole GRUB2 bug breaks Secure Boot on Linux and Windows

Boothole GRUB2 bug breaks Secure Boot on Linux and Windows

Fixes will have to be carefully tested and deployed to avoid bricking.
Juha Saarinen Jul 30 2020 12:39PM Security
Open source F5 Big-IP exploit detector released

Open source F5 Big-IP exploit detector released

You should still patch your F5 devices.
Juha Saarinen Jul 29 2020 11:25AM Networking
Garmin confirms cyber attack caused system outage

Garmin confirms cyber attack caused system outage

Expects to be back online in the next few days.
Juha Saarinen Jul 28 2020 11:34AM Security
Mystery actor disrupts Emotet malware distribution botnet

Mystery actor disrupts Emotet malware distribution botnet

Malware payloads replaced with animated GIFs.
Juha Saarinen Jul 25 2020 11:36AM Security
Garmin goes down after suspected ransomware attack

Garmin goes down after suspected ransomware attack

Production halt in Taiwan, leaked internal email suggests.
Juha Saarinen Jul 24 2020 5:28PM Security
New Meow bot attacks open ElasticSearch instances

New Meow bot attacks open ElasticSearch instances

Hundreds of open instances at risk.
Juha Saarinen Jul 22 2020 8:06AM Security
Google bolsters G Suite security

Google bolsters G Suite security

Enhancements to Gmail, Meet, Chat, and admin tools.
Juha Saarinen Jul 22 2020 6:42AM Security
Scammers take over high-profile Twitter accounts in mass hack

Scammers take over high-profile Twitter accounts in mass hack

Twitter staff tricked by social engineering campaign.
Juha Saarinen Jul 16 2020 7:40AM Security
Attackers exploiting unpatched F5 BIG-IP devices

Attackers exploiting unpatched F5 BIG-IP devices

Crypto miners and webshells dropped.
Juha Saarinen Jul 15 2020 9:41AM Security
Windows DNS servers susceptible to wormable 17-year-old SigRed flaw

Windows DNS servers susceptible to wormable 17-year-old SigRed flaw

Admins urged to patch.
Juha Saarinen , Ry Crozier Jul 15 2020 7:10AM Security
Microsoft EEG studies show video meetings stress people out

Microsoft EEG studies show video meetings stress people out

Measures brainwave activity.
Juha Saarinen Jul 9 2020 10:58AM Security
Citrix limits technical info on vulnerabilities and patches after exploits

Citrix limits technical info on vulnerabilities and patches after exploits

Fears reverse engineering.
Juha Saarinen Jul 8 2020 10:55AM Security
North Korean APTs enter Magecart web skimming market

North Korean APTs enter Magecart web skimming market

HIDDEN COBRA attacks e-commerce sites.
Juha Saarinen Jul 7 2020 6:11AM Security
Critical F5 BIG-IP vulnerability made public

Critical F5 BIG-IP vulnerability made public

Easy, single line remote code execution.
Juha Saarinen Jul 6 2020 6:52AM Security
Mandatory Chinese tax app updates to remove backdoor

Mandatory Chinese tax app updates to remove backdoor

Raises concerns about what else it could download and execute.
Juha Saarinen Jul 2 2020 11:31AM Security
Over 82,000 Aussies' details leaked in crypto scam

Over 82,000 Aussies' details leaked in crypto scam

Victim's details show up on the web.
Juha Saarinen Jul 1 2020 11:43AM Security
Monash Uni infosec staff find gaping security hole in Palo Alto Networks gear

Monash Uni infosec staff find gaping security hole in Palo Alto Networks gear

Authentication bypass could be targeted by foreign adversaries.
Juha Saarinen Jun 30 2020 9:40AM Security

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