Sead Fadilpašić

Sead is a seasoned freelance journalist based in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He writes about IT (cloud, IoT, 5G, VPN) and cybersecurity (ransomware, data breaches, laws and regulations). In his career, spanning more than a decade, he’s written for numerous media outlets, including Al Jazeera Balkans. He’s also held several modules on content writing for Represent Communications.

Articles by: Sead Fadilpašić

Data leak

Millions of sensitive data records exposed online due to settings fault with this top Microsoft tool

By Sead Fadilpašić published

A misconfiguration on permissions leaked sensitive data on millions of people.

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This devious new malware is going after macOS users with a whole barrel of tricks

By Sead Fadilpašić published

North Korean hackers are apparently experimenting with extended attributes on macOS to hide malware.

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Another major US healthcare organization has been hacked, with potentially major consequences

By Sead Fadilpašić published

American Associated Pharmacies has not yet confirmed the attack, but the hackers claim it paid up.

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Beware — that dream job offer could be malware sent by Iranian hackers

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Iranians are trying to pull off a "Lazarus", offering fake jobs to high-profile targets.

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D-Link devices are already being attacked after the company said it would no longer support them

By Sead Fadilpašić published

End-of-life devices with critical flaws are already being attacked, days after the vuln was found

email

Data broker has database of over 100 million people swiped and put up for sale online

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The data was public to begin with, but the size of the cache is still alarming.

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GitHub users targeted by dangerous new phishing threat

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Golssue tool targets GitHub users specifically, allowing crooks to extract emails in bulk.

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US grocery stores hit by cybersecurity outage at food giant

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Many details about the incident are still unknown at this time.

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North Korean hackers target macOS users with Flutter malware

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Malware is easier to hide in Flutter-built apps for macOS, experts claim.

D-Link says it won't patch 60,000 older modems, as they're not worth saving

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The D-Link modems are carrying critical flaws that allow for device takeover.

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US government identifies hackers who stole 50 billion AT&T records in Snowflake hack

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Two individuals stand accused of major crimes, including computer hacking and wire fraud schemes.

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Microsoft says unexpected Windows Server 2025 automatic upgrades were due to faulty third-party tools

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Some businesses were surprised to see an unwanted upgrade to Windows Server 2025.

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Two major hacking groups are teaming up for dangerous new ransomware attacks

By Sead Fadilpašić published

There appears to be a new ransomware player in the game.

Data leak

Major breach at American debt services firm exposes data of over a million customers

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The data is yet to pop up on the black market.

Ransomware

Halliburton says ransomware attack cost it $35 million in losses

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Recent cyberattack left a minor dent in the oil giant's finances.

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Microsoft Visio files used to carry out dangerous phishing attacks

By Sead Fadilpašić published

A new two-step phishing campaign was recently spotted leveraging compromised email accounts.

Fraude en ligne phishing

Watch out, that Excel document could be infected with dangerous malware

By Sead Fadilpašić published

An Excel file dropping fileless malware is making rounds, so be careful with incoming attachments.

Windows machines are being targeted with ZIP file workaround

By Sead Fadilpašić published

There is a way hide malware in ZIP files, depending on which archivers a victim uses.

Security

D-Link says it won’t fix a serious security flaw affecting 60,000 older NAS devices

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The company advises users replace affected endpoints with newer models.

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AWS keys stolen by malicious PyPI package with thousands of downloads

By Sead Fadilpašić published

A typosquatted package was sitting in PyPI for several years, putting users at risk.

The best free firewall

Palo Alto Networks warns users of dangerous security threat affecting firewalls

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Palo Alto says it doesn't have any more details to share, but it is actively monitoring for signs of abuse.

Cookies next to a Computer

What is a cookie policy and why does it matter?

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Cookies play a pivotal role in the functioning of the Internet. But what are they?

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A new form of macOS malware is being used by devious North Korean hackers

By Sead Fadilpašić published

North Korean hackers are targeting crypto businesses with backdoors again.

Malware worm

Scammers are using fake copyright infringement claims to hack businesses

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Fraudsters are impersonating firms in the entertainment industry to try and deploy Rhadamanthys malware.

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HPE reveals critical security bug affecting networking access points

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Half a dozen HPE vulnerabilities were found and patched recently, including two critical ones.

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