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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A worrying Windows SecureBoot issue could let hackers install malware - here's what we know, and whether you need to update

By Sead Fadilpašić published

A legitimate module could have been abused to deploy bootkit malware that persists even when the hard drive is replaced.

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Hackers are now pretending to be jobseekers to spread malware

By Sead Fadilpašić published

As if fake recruiters weren't enough, we now have fake job seekers, too.

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Best AI writer of 2025

By Bryan M Wolfe last updated

Updated We list the best AI writers, to make it simple and easy to create simple automated text content.

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Texas government reports 300,000 plus crash records stolen in cyberattack

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Victims are being notified.

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Best email client of 2025

By Sead Fadilpašić last updated

Updated We list the best email clients, to make it simple and easy to improve the way you manage emails.

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Experts warn GTA and Minecraft being used to lure in cyberattack victims - here's how to stay safe

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Thriving communities of popular games are being targeted with the promise of loaders, cheats, exclusive skins, and more.

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Watch out - your DVR box could be targeted by one of the nastiest botnets around

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Mirai operators are hunting for new devices, and are targeting a year-old bug, experts warn.

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Google has fixed an issue that could have revealed your phone number to anyone - here's what you need to know

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Exposing a person's phone number could result in different security and privacy risks, experts warn.

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Chinese hackers launch major cyberattack campaign against businesses across the world

By Sead Fadilpašić published

More than 75 organizations targeted since June 2024 as China prepares for conflict, researchers claim.

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Key Whole Foods supplier hit by major cyberattack - delays possibly on the way

By Sead Fadilpašić published

United Natural Foods forced to shut down parts of its IT system to contain an ongoing assault.

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HubSpot enables deep research through ChatGPT

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The popular CRM introduced a new deep research feature relying on ChatGPT.

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Dangerous new MacOS malware is targeting Apple users everywhere - here's what you need to know

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Russian hackers are spoofing a US-based telco firm to deploy infamous infostealing malware.

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Microsoft moves to stop Indian fake tech support scams - make sure you stay protected

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Major Indian tech support scam operation, dismantled, six people arrested.

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Popular NPM packages with over a million downloads hit by malware

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Researchers discovered 17 NPM packages laden with malware.

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Cyberattacks on smartphones hit new high - here's how to stay safe

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Researchers are warning users don't pay attention to mobile as much as they do to desktop.

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Friendly fire: Hackers target their own with fake malware and gaming cheats

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Sophos found more than a hundred GitHub projects containing a RAT that targets hackers.

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Fake DocuSign and Gitcode sites are tricking victims into downloading malware - here's what you need to know

By Sead Fadilpašić published

A new spin on ClickFix malware discovered which includes spoofing popular websites.

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Cisco warns over worrying security flaws in ISE affecting AWS, Azure cloud deployments - here's what you need to know

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Credentials are being shared across instances, leaving organizations vulnerable to cyberattacks.

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FBI warns Play ransomware hackers have hit nearly a thousand US firms

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Play hackers have added phone calls to their extortion tactics, and are targeting more flaws.

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More than 3 million records, 12TB of data exposed in major app builder breach

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The hole was quickly plugged, but millions of records may have been affected.

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Fake IT support voice calls lead to cyber extortion and stolen company data

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Hackers are tricking employees into downloading malware that exfiltrates important data.

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Google quietly released a security fix for a worrying Chrome zero-day flaw, so patch now

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The Google Chrome flaw is apparently being abused in the wild, so update now or face the risks.

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Public DevOps tools targeted by criminals to steal crypto

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Miscofigurations in four major tools are being targeted to deploy cryptocurrency miners.

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Do I need an antivirus and a VPN?

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Antivirus Will a VPN and antivirus add extra protection to my device?

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Top US dental firm spills over 8 million user files online

By Sead Fadilpašić published

A digital marketing agency was holding an unprotected database containing millions of sensitive patient records.

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