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.

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Take extra care shopping for Black Friday deals - experts find thousands of fake websites looking to steal your details

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Black Friday is a great opportunity for cybercriminals and scammers, so be on your guard.

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Microsoft Teams guest access could let hackers bypass some critical security protections

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Experts say to limit external Microsoft Teams guest invitations to trusted domains only.

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Zendesk users targeted by Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters hackers and fake support sites

By Sead Fadilpašić published

There's more to the Salesforce attacks than meets the eye - other platforms are being spoofed too.

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Asus warns of new security flaw affecting AiCloud routers - here's what we know

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Asus fixes critical-severity flaw affecting multiple firmware versions.

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Malicious Blender model files deliver StealC infostealing malware

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Another open source platform being abused to infect users with infostealers.

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Popular JavaScript library can be hacked to allow attackers into user accounts

By Sead Fadilpašić published

A package with 26 million weekly downloads carried a major flaw which has since been addressed.

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This devious botnet tried a trial run during the recent AWS outage - so when will it be back?

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Another child of Mirai was spotted in the wild - but this one flashed only briefly.

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Asahi confirms cyberattack leaked data on 1.5 million customers

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Japanese beermaker says company-issued PCs were infected and customer data likely nabbed.

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New macOS malware chain could cause a major security headache - here's what we know

By Sead Fadilpašić published

North Korean hackers are targeting macOS devs now with fake jobs and a ClickFix approach.

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Ransomware hackers attack SMBs being acquired to try and gain access to multiple companies

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Many businesses acquired over the summer came with an infection, which then spilled over to the buyer's network.

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Your website deserves a Black Friday treat too- Grab our exclusive Squarespace deal today

By Sead Fadilpašić last updated

One of the top website builders is giving TechRadar readers a 10% discount for Black Friday.

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Emergency alert systems across US disrupted following OnSolve CodeRED cyberattack

By Sead Fadilpašić published

INC Ransom claimed responsibility for the attack.

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SitusAMC hack may have exposed data at major financial heavyweights

By Sead Fadilpašić published

A company providing the backend for finance giants was breached, with the damage still being assessed.

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Watch out coders - top code formatting sites are apparently exposing huge amounts of user data

By Sead Fadilpašić published

People are willingly uploading secrets to JSONFormatter and CodeBeautify, where hackers can easily pick them up.

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Black Friday shopping scams are on the rise - experts warn many new domains could be dodgy, here's what to look for

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Be careful with sites having 'Black Friday' in their domain name, as well as those with 'Amazon' or 'Alibaba', say experts.

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Windows Server flaw targeted by hackers to spread malware - here's what we know

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Windows Server issue was fixed roughly a month ago, so make sure you update now.

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Cox Enterprises hit by Oracle data breach - but it won't name who carried out the attack

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Cl0p ransomware group says it has already leaked the stolen files on the dark web.

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Google security experts say Gainsight hacks may have left hundreds of companies affected

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The attack on Gainsight-published applications connected to Salesforce probably affects hundreds of firms, experts have warned.

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Iberia tells customers it was hit by a major security breach

By Sead Fadilpašić published

A hacker was also found trying to sell an Iberia archive for $150,000.

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Perplexity responds to Comet browser vulnerability claims, argues "fake news"

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Researchers said Comet can be abused to execute local commands, but Perplexity claims the research is "entirely fake".

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D-Link routers under threat from dangerous flaw - here's how to stay safe

By Sead Fadilpašić published

An end-of-life D-Link router is vulnerable to four flaws that have a PoC already available.

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Jimdo adds AI to its website builder, promises better business outcomes

By Sead Fadilpašić published

With Companion, users can ask "strategic questions" and get actionable answers from the AI.

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SonicWall tells customers to patch SonicOS flaw allowing hackers to crash firewalls

By Sead Fadilpašić published

A high-severity flaw was found in SonicWall OS SSLVPN which can be used to trigger DoS.

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Second-order prompt injection can turn AI into a malicious insider

By Sead Fadilpašić published

ServiceNow AI agents hijacked into acting against each other, experts warn.

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Salesforce says customer data may be exposed in Gainsight incident - "unusual activity" being probed

By Sead Fadilpašić published

New attacks show the effects of the Salesloft breach are still being felt.

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