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

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
Card skimming raids plague online stores

Card skimming raids plague online stores

Quick and lucrative.
Juha Saarinen Jun 29 2020 11:44AM Security
Microsoft to close all its retail stores

Microsoft to close all its retail stores

"New approach to retail" means online only sales.
Juha Saarinen Jun 27 2020 12:40PM Hardware
US accuses Assange of recruiting LulzSec hackers

US accuses Assange of recruiting LulzSec hackers

No further charges laid in expanded second indictment.
Juha Saarinen Jun 25 2020 11:41AM Security
Scientists want 'Minority Report' pre-crime face recognition AI stopped

Scientists want 'Minority Report' pre-crime face recognition AI stopped

Threatens producing a "tech to prison pipeline".
Juha Saarinen Jun 24 2020 11:44AM Security
US senators moot awards for encryption breaking tech

US senators moot awards for encryption breaking tech

Prize carrot to go with the warrant stick.
Juha Saarinen Jun 24 2020 11:00AM Security
US says no to direct Chinese cable connection to Hong Kong

US says no to direct Chinese cable connection to Hong Kong

National security concerns raised.
Juha Saarinen Jun 19 2020 12:29PM Security
Network zero-days leave millions of IoT devices open to abuse

Network zero-days leave millions of IoT devices open to abuse

Widely-used Treck TCP/IP library becomes supply chain security risk.
Juha Saarinen Jun 17 2020 1:07PM Security

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