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

A US$100k reminder as to why SMS 2FA isn't secure

A US$100k reminder as to why SMS 2FA isn't secure

Beware of SIM porting attacks.
Juha Saarinen May 29 2019 12:24PM Security
Gecko hunting on Barrow Is. with AI and image recognition

Gecko hunting on Barrow Is. with AI and image recognition

Image recognition repels invasive species from unique area.
Juha Saarinen May 23 2019 7:20AM Training & Development
Sloppy script sees Salesforce services shut-out

Sloppy script sees Salesforce services shut-out

Access blocked after full permissions for all panic.
Juha Saarinen May 19 2019 8:08PM Software
Microsoft 'tech support' scammers infest Azure hosting

Microsoft 'tech support' scammers infest Azure hosting

Scam sites labelled as dangerous by Google's Chrome browser.
Juha Saarinen May 17 2019 1:15PM Security
Extortionist continues to scan for exposed Git creds

Extortionist continues to scan for exposed Git creds

Github, Gitlab and Atlassian Bitbucket warn users to protect themselves.
Juha Saarinen May 16 2019 12:53PM Security
Cloud owner in court over fraud to obtain IP addresses

Cloud owner in court over fraud to obtain IP addresses

Snagged over 757,000 IPv4 addresses.
Juha Saarinen May 16 2019 9:06AM Networking
Critical wormhole brings patches for Windows XP and Server 2003

Critical wormhole brings patches for Windows XP and Server 2003

Patch Wednesday plugs critical vulnerabilities a-plenty.
Juha Saarinen May 15 2019 1:15PM Security
Cisco patches IOS XE remote command injection flaw

Cisco patches IOS XE remote command injection flaw

But a Secure Boot vulnerability is harder to fix.
Juha Saarinen May 14 2019 2:35PM Security
WhatsApp flaw allowed spyware injection via calls

WhatsApp flaw allowed spyware injection via calls

Pegasus comes calling whether you answer or not.
Juha Saarinen May 14 2019 1:40PM Security
Vodafone NZ sold to Infratil and Brookfield

Vodafone NZ sold to Infratil and Brookfield

Consortium splurges A$3.2 billion on Vodafone's Kiwi arm.
Juha Saarinen May 14 2019 11:45AM Telco/ISP
Crypto exchange Binance raided, 7000 Bitcoin lost

Crypto exchange Binance raided, 7000 Bitcoin lost

Hackers snagged API keys and 2FA codes.
Juha Saarinen May 8 2019 10:26AM Security
Microsoft open-sources command lines to lure devs

Microsoft open-sources command lines to lure devs

Windows Subsystem for Linux rebooted.
Juha Saarinen May 7 2019 6:59AM Software
Unsecure git repo clones behind data-wiping ransom attacks

Unsecure git repo clones behind data-wiping ransom attacks

Users asked to secure their repos.
Juha Saarinen May 6 2019 6:42AM Security
Wipro hackers targeted gift card and rewards programs

Wipro hackers targeted gift card and rewards programs

Threat actors active for years.
Juha Saarinen May 2 2019 1:22PM Security
Puma pulls down malware-infested Australian webstore

Puma pulls down malware-infested Australian webstore

Stays mum on hack.
Juha Saarinen May 1 2019 12:08PM Security
Tightened vulnerability remediation deadlines for US govt agencies

Tightened vulnerability remediation deadlines for US govt agencies

Critical vulnerabilities must be fixed within 15 days after detection.
Juha Saarinen May 1 2019 10:56AM Security
Info-stealing malware pounces on Puma Australia's webstore

Info-stealing malware pounces on Puma Australia's webstore

Skims sneaker order and credit card details and sends them to Ukrainian server.
Juha Saarinen Apr 30 2019 9:46AM Security
Apple boots MDM-abusing parental control apps

Apple boots MDM-abusing parental control apps

Ends "risky and clear violation of App Store policies".
Juha Saarinen Apr 29 2019 3:58PM Security
Atlassian Confluence under botnet attack

Atlassian Confluence under botnet attack

Upgrade to avoid AESDDoS malware infestations.
Juha Saarinen Apr 28 2019 8:56AM Security
Apple and Qualcomm end legal fight over chipset licensing

Apple and Qualcomm end legal fight over chipset licensing

No more Intel modems inside iPhones?
Juha Saarinen , Staff Writers Apr 17 2019 5:17AM Hardware

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