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

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State-sponsored actors spotted using ClickFix hacking tool developed by criminals

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Iranians, Russians, and North Koreans have been observed trying to trick their targets into running shady commands on their computers.

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Food retail giant behind several major US supermarket brands confirms data stolen in major ransomware breach

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Investigation into Ahold Delhaize breach is still ongoing.

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Entertainment venue management giant Legends International reveals major data breach

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Company lost sensitive data in the November 2024 breach, and is now notifying potentially affected individuals.

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US government flags worrying SonicWall flaw, so update now

By Sead Fadilpašić published

SonicWall updates its security advisory, and CISA added the flaw to KEV.

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A critical Erlang/OTP security flaw is "surprisingly easy" to exploit, experts warn - so patch now

By Sead Fadilpašić published

A 10/10 bug in the library can trigger RCE, but a patch is already available.

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Google blocked over 5 billion ads in 2024 as AI-powered scams skyrocketed

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Scammers are using AI to create convincing deepfakes, Google says.

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Watch out, your work mobile apps could be a huge security risk - here's what to look out for

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Most enterprise mobile apps carry some vulnerabilities which can be used to grab sensitive data.

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European diplomats targeted by Russian phishing campaign promising fancy wine tasting

By Sead Fadilpašić published

APT29 is targeting diplomats with a new backdoor, luring them with the promise of fine wine tasing.

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Popular AI program spoofed in phishing campaign spawning fake Microsoft Sharepoint logins

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Crooks were seen using Gamma in their phishing attack chain, researchers say.

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Over 1.6 million customers now hit in massive insurance data breach - how to check if you're one of them

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Initial reports said around 800,000 individuals were affected, but real number is now thought to be double that.

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Ransomware operators are demanding more if they detect cyber-insurance

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Hackers are actively looking for potentially high-paying victims with cyber-insurance.

Bad Bots

Bots now account for over half of all internet traffic

By Sead Fadilpašić published

With the growth GenAI, bad bots are growing in number, experts warn.

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Funding for the critical CVE security detection system renewed just hours before deadline

By Sead Fadilpašić published

CVE is critical for the cybersecurity industry, standardizing vulnerability naming and discussions.

Data leak

Millions of UK healthcare worker records exposed in massive software breach

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Researchers found unprotected database containing ID cards and other sensitive data.

Anonymous Hacker

"Downfall" of 4chan? Infamous site hit with alleged hack as attackers cause major outage, leak source code

By Sead Fadilpašić published

"Nothing of value was lost", 4chan says, despite rumored attack

Trojan

Sophisticated new ResolverRAT malware targeting healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The RAT loads in memory only and tries hard to persist on infected endpoints.

ZoneAlarm

ZoneAlarm review

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Cheap protection against phishing with a firewall

Code Skull

Top kidney dialysis firm hit by damaging ransomware attack

By Sead Fadilpašić published

DaVita confirmed suffering an attack that crippled its operations, says investigation is ongoing.

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US government contractor Conduent says hackers were able to steal some client files

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The January 2025 breach resulted in a data breach, Conduent confirms to the US government.

China

Chinese police accuse NSA of 'advanced' cyberattacks

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The attacks allegedly took place in February 2025, and included a pair of US universities.

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Potentially huge Hertz data breach sees customer personal info and driver licenses stolen

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The number of affected Hertz customers is "not in the millions", the company says.

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"Slopsquatting" attacks are using AI-hallucinated names resembling popular libraries to spread malware

By Sead Fadilpašić published

AI doesn't always hallucinate a different open source package, and this error can be mapped out and used in attacks.

Total AV

TotalAV review

By Sead Fadilpašić last updated

TotalAV's security products pack in a lot of features but have a hard time keeping up with rivals.

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This worrying Microsoft 365 phishing kit has seen a huge upgrade, experts warn

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Tycoon2FA has gotten a major upgrade, making it more difficult to spot and analyze.

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Millions of Google Chrome users could be at risk from these dodgy extensions

By Sead Fadilpašić published

It's possible that some of the Chrome extensions act as infostealers, researchers are saying.

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