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

China bans ICOs for cryptocurrencies

China bans ICOs for cryptocurrencies

Declares coin fundraising illegal.
Juha Saarinen Sep 5 2017 6:40AM Financial Services
NAB switches on chatbot for business customers

NAB switches on chatbot for business customers

Further foray into virtual banking.
Juha Saarinen Sep 4 2017 10:02AM Financial Services
Alleged Mirai botmaster faces the music in Britain

Alleged Mirai botmaster faces the music in Britain

Extradited from Germany after trial.
Juha Saarinen Sep 1 2017 8:55AM Security
Hackers launch massive Locky ransomware campaign

Hackers launch massive Locky ransomware campaign

More than 23 million messages sent.
Juha Saarinen Sep 1 2017 6:45AM Security
APNIC backs resilience feature for global domain name system

APNIC backs resilience feature for global domain name system

Any DNS resolver could step in as a root name server.
Juha Saarinen Aug 31 2017 6:40AM Telco/ISP
Massive spambot captures 711 million email addresses

Massive spambot captures 711 million email addresses

Largest-ever data dump.
Juha Saarinen Aug 30 2017 10:30AM Security
Hackers to compete in Australia's first defence cyber challenge

Hackers to compete in Australia's first defence cyber challenge

Seeking to fill skills shortage.
Juha Saarinen Aug 30 2017 7:00AM Security
Tech giants take out big Android DDoS botnet

Tech giants take out big Android DDoS botnet

Google removes hundreds of infected Play Store apps.
Juha Saarinen Aug 29 2017 6:40AM Security
List of thousands of wide-open IoT devices leaked

List of thousands of wide-open IoT devices leaked

Telnet open, responding to default credentials.
Juha Saarinen Aug 28 2017 6:31AM Security
Malware spreading through Facebook Messenger

Malware spreading through Facebook Messenger

Don't click on links.
Juha Saarinen Aug 25 2017 6:45AM Security
Exploit vendor offers large bounties for messaging app 0days

Exploit vendor offers large bounties for messaging app 0days

Up to US$500,000 on the table.
Juha Saarinen Aug 24 2017 6:40AM Security
Google mass-culls apps after malware found in Play Store

Google mass-culls apps after malware found in Play Store

Two years and 100 million downloads later.
Juha Saarinen Aug 23 2017 6:40AM Security
NBN customers targeted by scammers

NBN customers targeted by scammers

Beware of connection offers and phishing attempts.
Juha Saarinen Aug 22 2017 6:45AM Security
Android 8.0 'Oreo' ready to roll

Android 8.0 'Oreo' ready to roll

First version to address OS fragmentation problem.
Juha Saarinen Aug 22 2017 6:35AM Software
Google gives Aussie Android users its Assistant

Google gives Aussie Android users its Assistant

Will be available for 6.0 Marshmallow and 7.0 Nougat.
Juha Saarinen Aug 18 2017 11:55AM Software
IT consultant on trial for insider trading at bank

IT consultant on trial for insider trading at bank

Allegedly netted millions for two years.
Juha Saarinen Aug 18 2017 6:35AM Financial Services
Government buys into IoT network builder Thinxtra

Government buys into IoT network builder Thinxtra

Takes $10m equity stake.
Juha Saarinen Aug 18 2017 4:43AM Networking
Maersk's NotPetya losses could hit $378 million

Maersk's NotPetya losses could hit $378 million

Three businesses hard hit by attack.
Juha Saarinen Aug 17 2017 6:45AM Security
Backdoor injected into NetSarang systems management software

Backdoor injected into NetSarang systems management software

Firm suffers supply-chain attack.
Juha Saarinen Aug 16 2017 8:25AM Security
Chrome browser extensions hijacked

Chrome browser extensions hijacked

Attacker inserts adware code.
Juha Saarinen Aug 16 2017 6:51AM Security

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