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

First npm worm "Shai-Hulud" released in supply chain attack

First npm worm "Shai-Hulud" released in supply chain attack

Related to recent s1ngularity compromise.
Juha Saarinen Sep 17 2025 10:20AM Security
AFP nabs alleged smisher targeting mobile phone customers

AFP nabs alleged smisher targeting mobile phone customers

Unknown amount of personal information harvested.
Juha Saarinen Sep 15 2025 5:13PM Security
Security firm strikes telemetry jackpot as cybercrim self-monitors

Security firm strikes telemetry jackpot as cybercrim self-monitors

Gleans unique information on modus operandi and tools.
Juha Saarinen Sep 12 2025 2:05PM Security
"VoidProxy" PhishKit targets Google and Microsoft users

"VoidProxy" PhishKit targets Google and Microsoft users

Can bypass common multi-factor authentication.
Juha Saarinen Sep 12 2025 12:02PM Security
Apple adds "mercenary spyware" protection to new A19 chip

Apple adds "mercenary spyware" protection to new A19 chip

New hardware defence integrated with operating system safety features.
Juha Saarinen Sep 11 2025 6:54AM Security
Phishing attack nets enormous npm supply chain compromise

Phishing attack nets enormous npm supply chain compromise

Developers targeted in new hacking campaign.
Juha Saarinen Sep 9 2025 12:54PM Security
Most pandemic-era ransomware raids conducted by two gangs

Most pandemic-era ransomware raids conducted by two gangs

Criminals evolve into professional as-a-service operators.
Juha Saarinen Sep 9 2025 12:33PM Security
Salesloft hacked via GitHub and AWS in March, Mandiant finds

Salesloft hacked via GitHub and AWS in March, Mandiant finds

Incident root cause clarified.
Juha Saarinen Sep 8 2025 6:57PM Security
Cert authority issued multiple rogue TLS credentials for Cloudflare DNS

Cert authority issued multiple rogue TLS credentials for Cloudflare DNS

Internal testing brought on external failures.
Juha Saarinen Sep 5 2025 6:45PM Security
Academic researchers created AI-powered "PromptLock" ransomware

Academic researchers created AI-powered "PromptLock" ransomware

Shows why AI-enabled threats should be taken seriously, engineers say.
Juha Saarinen Sep 5 2025 9:01AM Security
Agentic cyber security AI abused for Citrix Netscaler attacks

Agentic cyber security AI abused for Citrix Netscaler attacks

Check Point listens in on "dark web chatter".
Juha Saarinen Sep 5 2025 5:15AM Security
Researchers detail novel cryptomining attack

Researchers detail novel cryptomining attack

Targets retail and ecommerce.
Juha Saarinen Sep 4 2025 5:35AM Security
Melbourne dev finds gift card PINs can be brute-forced

Melbourne dev finds gift card PINs can be brute-forced

Cards sold at supermarkets open to redemption robbery.
Juha Saarinen Sep 3 2025 6:30AM Security
Zero-click Apple and WhatsApp bug combo used to drop gov spyware

Zero-click Apple and WhatsApp bug combo used to drop gov spyware

Meta comms app vulnerability could affect Android users as well.
Juha Saarinen Aug 30 2025 8:38AM Security
Google tightens Android developer verification

Google tightens Android developer verification

After malware spike for sideloaded apps.
Juha Saarinen Aug 28 2025 11:45AM Security
"Widespread data theft" hits Salesforce customers via third party

"Widespread data theft" hits Salesforce customers via third party

Speculation that breach may be connected to "ShinyHunters" hackers.
Juha Saarinen Aug 27 2025 5:09PM Security
ESET spots "PromptLock" AI-powered ransomware

ESET spots "PromptLock" AI-powered ransomware

Accesses GPT-OSS:20b via API.
Juha Saarinen Aug 27 2025 11:58AM Security
AI summarisers open to 'ClickFix' social engineering attacks

AI summarisers open to 'ClickFix' social engineering attacks

Abuses user trust in ubiquitous tools.
Juha Saarinen Aug 26 2025 1:25PM Security
Attackers weaponise Linux file names as malware vectors

Attackers weaponise Linux file names as malware vectors

Novel threat that's hard to detect.
Juha Saarinen Aug 26 2025 6:15AM Security
Microsoft plans full quantum-resistant cryptography transition by 2033

Microsoft plans full quantum-resistant cryptography transition by 2033

Two years ahead of US government deadlines.
Juha Saarinen Aug 22 2025 1:25PM Security

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