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

Twilio phishers went after Cloudflare, but failed

Twilio phishers went after Cloudflare, but failed

Most organisations would probably be breached in sophisticated attack.
Juha Saarinen Aug 10 2022 6:33AM Security
Twilio hacked in phishing attack

Twilio hacked in phishing attack

Customer data taken.
Juha Saarinen Aug 9 2022 8:34AM Security
ACSC and CISA detail top malware of 2021

ACSC and CISA detail top malware of 2021

Two Trojans in use for over a decade.
Juha Saarinen Aug 5 2022 12:45PM Security
Patches out for serious vulnerabilities in several VMware products

Patches out for serious vulnerabilities in several VMware products

Authentication bypass and remote code execution bugs fixed.
Juha Saarinen Aug 3 2022 6:30AM Security
South Pacific spanning Humboldt Cable issues RFP

South Pacific spanning Humboldt Cable issues RFP

To include Scott Base Antarctic spur.
Juha Saarinen Aug 2 2022 6:30AM Telco/ISP
Apple Engineering staves off attempted network route hijack

Apple Engineering staves off attempted network route hijack

Russian telco Rostelecom tried redirecting traffic through its network.
Juha Saarinen Jul 29 2022 12:05PM Networking
Patch out for critical SQLi bug in SonicWall management products

Patch out for critical SQLi bug in SonicWall management products

Rated as 9.4 out of 10 on CVSS.
Juha Saarinen Jul 25 2022 12:10PM Security
Apple releases large surprise set of security patches

Apple releases large surprise set of security patches

Five bugs rated as critical by security researchers.
Juha Saarinen Jul 21 2022 11:45AM Security
Microsoft details massive phishing operation

Microsoft details massive phishing operation

Adversary in the Middle campaign tried to target over 10,000 organisations.
Juha Saarinen Jul 13 2022 12:40PM Security
Florida man accused of selling counterfeit Cisco gear

Florida man accused of selling counterfeit Cisco gear

Enterprise and government customers allegedly defrauded.
Juha Saarinen Jul 11 2022 6:36AM Hardware
Southern Cross commissions new trans-Pacific NEXT cable

Southern Cross commissions new trans-Pacific NEXT cable

To provide 72Tbps more capacity.
Juha Saarinen Jul 7 2022 12:15PM Networking
Threat actors abuse penetration testing tool for attacks

Threat actors abuse penetration testing tool for attacks

Brute Ratel C4 designed to avoid detection by AV and endpoint defences.
Juha Saarinen Jul 6 2022 12:05PM Security
OpenSSL fixes remote code execution bug

OpenSSL fixes remote code execution bug

Affects X86_64 processors.
Juha Saarinen Jul 6 2022 6:44AM Security
Poor patching creates easy zero-day vulnerability reuse

Poor patching creates easy zero-day vulnerability reuse

Google Project Zero calls for root cause behind bugs to be addressed.
Juha Saarinen Jul 1 2022 11:49AM Security
Sophisticated ZuoRAT attack targets home workers

Sophisticated ZuoRAT attack targets home workers

Possibly part of wider state-sponsored campaign.
Juha Saarinen Jun 30 2022 7:00AM Security
Don't remove PowerShell: US, UK and NZ security agencies

Don't remove PowerShell: US, UK and NZ security agencies

Powerful command line interface essential to securing Windows.
Juha Saarinen Jun 24 2022 1:10PM Security
Researchers hacked Oracle servers to demo serious vulnerability

Researchers hacked Oracle servers to demo serious vulnerability

The "Miracle Exploit" left unpatched for six months.
Juha Saarinen Jun 24 2022 1:10PM Security
Threat actors worked with ISPs to plant malware from Italian spyware vendor

Threat actors worked with ISPs to plant malware from Italian spyware vendor

EU Parliamentary hears how RCS Labs tactics are used to target victims.
Juha Saarinen Jun 24 2022 7:00AM Security
Australian scientists build world's first quantum computer IC

Australian scientists build world's first quantum computer IC

Landmark achievement took nine years.
Juha Saarinen Jun 23 2022 12:35PM Hardware
Police arrest thousands in global crackdown on social engineering

Police arrest thousands in global crackdown on social engineering

China-financed First Light 2022 operation against organised crime.
Juha Saarinen Jun 16 2022 12:38PM Security

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