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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NAIC confirms data breach with ShinyHunters claiming 3.1TB of data stolen in Oracle zero-day attack

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Insurer regulatory filing documents, customer bulk orders, and more, stolen in a major zero-day supply chain attack

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Prediction market giant Polymarket hit by cyberattack, with company confirming user funds stolen — here is what we know

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Polymarket confirms user funds affected and says it's refunding them in full.

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Less than one in ten of cybersecurity pros trust AI testing tools to find vulnerabilities, with over three-quarters say their AI vulnerability scanning tools missed critical flaws

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Fully automated testing is being replaced with a hybrid model, as "elite human expertise remains foundational".

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Hackers are establishing persistence in hospitality and hotels by posing as guests with poisoned ZIP archives, but no one knows what their plan is

By Sead Fadilpašić published

It looks like reconnaissance activity, possibly in preparation of a more destructive attack.

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This macOS malware can avoid AI analysis with gaslighting prompts hidden inside its architecture

By Sead Fadilpašić published

A new piece of malware tries to trick AI-assisted analysis into showing errors.

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Almost half of ransomware victims have data stolen before they can even detect an intrusion

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Hackers are getting better at hiding and stealing files without raising alarms.

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Chinese cybersecurity company 360 unveils “China's version of Mythos”, and Yitianzhen, to automate cyber defense

By Sead Fadilpašić published

China "cannot afford to wait", the company says, as Mythos finds more and more flaws.

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'27 million stolen login credentials have been recovered': Global coordinated takedown hits SocGholish, Amadey, and StealC malware networks where it hurt

By Sead Fadilpašić published

EUROPOL and national law enforcement agencies struck three major MaaS platforms, froze money and servers, and cleaned websites.

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Edge users beware — this malicious extension can break out of the sandbox and install ransomware

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Hackers found a way to get an Edge extension to do their bidding.

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Multiple malicious OpenClaw skills found online - including two macOS infostealers

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Criminals found yet another marketplace to infect and use as a launchpad for malware delivery.

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'Deepfake as a service' sees 39% spike in dark web conversations — and experts fear it will fuel the next wave of “fake boss” scams

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Businesses must prepare for what's coming by focusing on prevention and employee education.

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Vulnerabilities uncovered in secret US government systems and software during testing of Anthropic Mythos

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The US Government confirmed what the community already knows - Mythos is a true beast.

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87% of cybersecurity managers say quick compliance programs are actually increasing risk and making businesses less resilient

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Security professionals are skeptical if the speed comes at the expense of actual business resilience.

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'Organised crime operating like a tech startup': EvilToken PHaaS group ramp up AI-enabled attacks by 1,380% in 2026

By Sead Fadilpašić published

AI is used for more than just scaling - it enabled personalization at an unprecedented level.

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LastPass confirms data breach after hacker compromises supply chain — here's what we know

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Plenty of personal data obtained, but passwords seem to be safe.

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US healthcare AI platform Xsolis confirms data breach that affects 1.4 million individuals

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Social Security numbers and health insurance information nabbed as Xsolis tells its customers to be careful.

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New WhatsApp phishing campaign allows for remote access from a single business document

By Sead Fadilpašić published

WhatsApp users are getting shady documents from their contacts, leading to an infection.

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Meta investigates security concerns of internal mouse-tracking tech used to track employees and train AI

By Sead Fadilpašić published

An employee-tracking program will be paused, but no one knows for how long.

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Tata Electronics confirm data breach, with hackers claiming 200,000 Apple, Tesla files stolen

By Sead Fadilpašić published

World Leaks shared a large database allegedly stolen from Tata Electronics, containing sensitive Apple and Tesla files.

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'Act now': Five Eyes warns that AI models specialized for cyber attacks are only months away

By Sead Fadilpašić published

A whole-of-organisation and whole-of-society response is required, Five Eyes is saying, as AI's capabilities grow stronger.

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New lightweight, self-propagating crypto stealing malware delivered by USB spotted by Microsoft researchers – Crypto Clipper script-based stealer hunts for vulnerable wallets

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Microsoft details a newly discovered wormlike infostealer called Crypto Clipper.

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Almost 7000 Amazon Prime Day scam domains have been registered before the big sale – here's how to shop safely this Amazon Prime Day

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Hackers are in pole position weeks before the big day, looking to steal data and money.

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A newbie hacker used "vague, low-skill prompts" in Claude and Codex to breach 14 companies, and the AI Agents did all the legwork

By Sead Fadilpašić published

A newbie hacker is still a newbie hacker, though, and this one left a few gaping holes in his work.

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Thousands of D-Link and QNAP NAS routers compromised by fast-moving AryStinger malware that turns unsecured devices into a malicious proxy botnet

By Sead Fadilpašić published

More than 4,000 routers have been compromised so far, while the number of poisoned NAS devices remains unknown.

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