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

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
AI browsers fall for scams and phishing, security researchers say

AI browsers fall for scams and phishing, security researchers say

Testing points to security and privacy holes in AI browsers.
Juha Saarinen Aug 22 2025 6:03AM Security
Travel eSIMs secretly route traffic over Chinese and undisclosed networks: study

Travel eSIMs secretly route traffic over Chinese and undisclosed networks: study

Convenient tech brings big bundle of security and privacy risks.
Juha Saarinen Aug 19 2025 9:01AM Telco/ISP
Google faces $55m fine over Telstra, Optus search deals

Google faces $55m fine over Telstra, Optus search deals

Requires court approval.
Juha Saarinen Aug 18 2025 2:17PM Telco/ISP
Monash Uni selects technology suppliers for supercomputer

Monash Uni selects technology suppliers for supercomputer

To build first of its kind machine in Australia.
Juha Saarinen Aug 18 2025 11:03AM Hardware
"BitUnlocker" full-volume encryption bypass found by Microsoft researchers

"BitUnlocker" full-volume encryption bypass found by Microsoft researchers

Four flaws fixed in July's Patch Wednesday.
Juha Saarinen Aug 14 2025 6:39PM Security
Microsoft fixes "BadSuccessor" zero-day authentication bug

Microsoft fixes "BadSuccessor" zero-day authentication bug

Patch Wednesday lands with 13 fixes for vulnerabilities rated critical.
Juha Saarinen Aug 13 2025 3:15PM Security
Researchers poke further holes in TETRA encrypted wireless comms

Researchers poke further holes in TETRA encrypted wireless comms

Four critical vulnerabilities found.
Juha Saarinen Aug 12 2025 1:29PM Security
"Shade BIOS" stealth malware hides below operating system

"Shade BIOS" stealth malware hides below operating system

Creates parallel "attacker-exclusive OS".
Juha Saarinen Aug 12 2025 1:28PM Security
Serious path traversal bug found in Microsoft's NLWeb "Agentic Web" tool

Serious path traversal bug found in Microsoft's NLWeb "Agentic Web" tool

Vulnerability allowed reading of system files and theft of AI LLM API keys.
Juha Saarinen Aug 12 2025 6:48AM Security

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