Articles by 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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Compromised files replace npm packages with a combined 2 billion weekly downloads

By Sead Fadilpašić published 9 September 25

The "biggest supply chain attack" in the history of npm took place recently, affecting almost two dozen packages.

All Plex users should reset passwords in wake of data breach

By Sead Fadilpašić published 9 September 25

Media streaming giant warns of a cyberattack affecting some of its users.

GitHub supply chain attack sees thousands of tokens and secrets stolen in GhostAction campaign

By Sead Fadilpašić published 9 September 25

Hundreds of accounts and thousands of secrets stolen in a supply chain attack.

Webshare review

By Stefan Ionescu last updated 8 September 25

Webshare puts privacy and security first, but gets held back by not having proxies in more countries and cities globally.

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Hackers are sneaking malware into SVG images to bypass antivirus - here's what we know

By Sead Fadilpašić published 8 September 25

SVG files used to trick people into downloading malicious DLLs.

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This creepy spyware watches you through your webcam and snaps incriminating photos

By Sead Fadilpašić published 8 September 25

A dubious infostealer can grab webcam snapshots if an XXX site is opened in the browser.

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Insider breaches are a bigger security threat than ever before - here's how your business can stay safe

By Sead Fadilpašić published 8 September 25

Malicious or negligent - it makes no difference, businesses suffer nonetheless.

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Wealthsimple reveals data breach - users of financial firm warned to be on alert

By Sead Fadilpašić published 8 September 25

The company suffered a third-party attack, but stressed that passwords - and funds - are safe.

SAP users patch now - worrying S/4HANA vulnerability being exploited in the wild

By Sead Fadilpašić published 8 September 25

A critical SAP flaw is being used in "limited" attacks against unknown entities.

Not quite checkmate yet - thousands of Chess.com fans may have had details stolen in cyberattack, here's what we know

By Sead Fadilpašić published 5 September 25

Hackers break into a third-party file transfer tool used by Chess.com.

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Worrying TP-Link router flaws could let botnets attack your Microsoft 365 accounts - so update now

By Sead Fadilpašić published 5 September 25

Chinese state-sponsored threat actors spotted targeting old TP-Link routers with botnet-building malware.

Top CMS Sitecore patches critical zero-day flaw being hit by hackers

By Sead Fadilpašić published 5 September 25

Sitecore flaw was being used to deploy reconnaissance malware as well as numerous legitimate tools.

Windows servers hijacked to boost Google rankings for dodgy gambling sites

By Sead Fadilpašić published 5 September 25

Chinese hackers seen deploying new malware to boost Google rankings for shady sites.

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Bridgestone says it is investigating potentially major cyberattack - here's what we know

By Sead Fadilpašić published 5 September 25

An attack disrupted Bridgestone operations in two countries.

Massive database containing identity info on 252 million people leaked online - here's what we know

By Sead Fadilpašić published 4 September 25

In some instances, the archive contained "full-spectrum" data, so be on your guard.

Phishing emails are getting smarter - and using some new tricks to snare victims

By Sead Fadilpašić published 4 September 25

URL encoding, fake CAPTCHAs, and more have been added to the world's most dangerous phishing kit.

New AI-powered HexStrike tool is being used to target multiple Citrix security flaws

By Sead Fadilpašić published 4 September 25

Hackers up the ante with vulnerability abuse automation through a legitimate red teaming tool.

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Even Cloudflare isn't safe from Salesloft Drift data breaches

By Sead Fadilpašić published 4 September 25

API tokens and customer data were stolen in Cloudflare attack.

M&S hackers claim to be behind Jaguar Land Rover cyberattack

By Sead Fadilpašić published 4 September 25

Notorious hacking group is cracking jokes and taunting Jaguar Land Rover on Telegram.