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

D-Link wireless modems found to leak passwords

D-Link wireless modems found to leak passwords

"Widely available in Australia".
Juha Saarinen Sep 10 2019 2:45PM Security
Texas local authorities recovering from mass ransomware hit

Texas local authorities recovering from mass ransomware hit

Managed services provider the infection vector.
Juha Saarinen Sep 9 2019 6:57AM Security
Google open sources differential privacy dev library

Google open sources differential privacy dev library

While under fire for privacy breaches.
Juha Saarinen Sep 6 2019 6:35AM Security
Android phones vulnerable to provisioning SMS hijacking

Android phones vulnerable to provisioning SMS hijacking

Poor authentication allows attackers to change phone settings.
Juha Saarinen Sep 5 2019 1:38PM Security
Android exploits now pay more than iOS ones

Android exploits now pay more than iOS ones

Apple iOS exploit glut causes payouts to drop?
Juha Saarinen Sep 4 2019 1:58PM Security
Aussie hacker joins million dollar bug bounty club

Aussie hacker joins million dollar bug bounty club

Nathaniel Wakelam a HackerOne top earner.
Juha Saarinen Aug 30 2019 7:00AM Security
Apple re-patches 'Sock Puppet' iOS jailbreak exploit

Apple re-patches 'Sock Puppet' iOS jailbreak exploit

Gaping security hole closed.
Juha Saarinen Aug 27 2019 6:48AM Security
NZ bans unapproved govt IT suppliers after data breach

NZ bans unapproved govt IT suppliers after data breach

Approved supplier list not mandatory in the past.
Juha Saarinen Aug 27 2019 6:01AM Security
McKenzie decamps as Chorus chief executive

McKenzie decamps as Chorus chief executive

Wants to spend more time with Sydney-based family.
Juha Saarinen Aug 26 2019 11:01AM Telco/ISP
Google moots open standards to limit user web tracking

Google moots open standards to limit user web tracking

The cookie crumbles as users fight invasive marketing on the web.
Juha Saarinen Aug 23 2019 1:58PM Strategy
IT giants join forces for full-system data security

IT giants join forces for full-system data security

Open source project aims to encrypt data in memory as well for safe processing.
Juha Saarinen Aug 22 2019 8:28AM Security
Chromium-based Edge beta brings bug bounty

Chromium-based Edge beta brings bug bounty

Up to US$30,000 for finding critical flaws in next-gen web browser.
Juha Saarinen Aug 21 2019 1:05PM Security
Kiwi tax office rules remuneration can be paid in crypto currencies

Kiwi tax office rules remuneration can be paid in crypto currencies

And yes, they still attract tax says first such binding ruling in the world.
Juha Saarinen Aug 14 2019 8:37AM Financial Services
Major vendors' business printers remotely abusable

Major vendors' business printers remotely abusable

Updates issued to fix slew of flaws.
Juha Saarinen Aug 9 2019 11:24AM Security
Microsoft changes tack, patches RDP bug after Hyper-V found vulnerable

Microsoft changes tack, patches RDP bug after Hyper-V found vulnerable

Flaw now meets Redmond's bar for servicing.
Juha Saarinen Aug 8 2019 1:20PM Security
Vodafone NZ to launch four-city 5G service in December

Vodafone NZ to launch four-city 5G service in December

Nokia supplies the network, but no handsets on display.
Juha Saarinen Aug 1 2019 11:21AM Telco/ISP
Networking vulnerabilities leave 200m devices open to worm attacks

Networking vulnerabilities leave 200m devices open to worm attacks

Popular VxWorks RTOS can be taken over remotely.
Juha Saarinen Jul 30 2019 10:30PM Security
Google Play Protect flunks Android anti-malware test

Google Play Protect flunks Android anti-malware test

Only product to get "not approved" rating by indy test lab.
Juha Saarinen Jul 30 2019 1:18PM Security
Former AWS software engineer arrested over massive Capital One data leak

Former AWS software engineer arrested over massive Capital One data leak

Accessed 100m credit card applications.
Juha Saarinen Jul 30 2019 1:03PM Security
Modded Mirai botnet behind massive application layer DDoS attack

Modded Mirai botnet behind massive application layer DDoS attack

Long onslaught generated 292,000 requests per second.
Juha Saarinen Jul 25 2019 12:06PM Security

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