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

Phishing

Experts flag Bank of America phishing scam that hands your device over to hackers

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Why would Bank of America want to install ScreenConnect on your computer?

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TP-Link router owners update now — 15 flaws patched to stop hackers hijacking your devices

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

The Omada platform was found to be vulnerable in different ways, but TP-Link has already issued patches.

Phishing

Microsoft 365 users hit by phishing scheme posing as RingCentral emails

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Operators of the Greatness PhaaS scam are targeting Microsoft 365 accounts by spoofing RingCentral.

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New ChainDrop worm poisons over 1,300 npm packages, Keyv and Cacheable among those hit

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Another Shai-Hulud variant hits npm packages, worming its way into hundreds of packages.

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New malware disguised as popular Roblox cheat tool could give hackers full control of your PC — including the webcam

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

A new "invisible" Xeno Executor is actually a highly capable RAT and a potent infostealer.

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Experts reveal Google Password Manager can be hijacked to let hackers steal passkeys and gain access to all your secrets

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Three Pass-ta-key techniques allowed security researchers to work around biometrics-protected locks.

Wi-Fi

Travelers beware — Microsoft experts warn hotel Wi-Fi can be hijacked to infect your devices with dangerous malware

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Russian criminals are targeting hotel Wi-Fi networks with captive portals and using them to deploy infostealers.

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A potentially dangerous macOS security flaw went unreported due to Apple being deluged by AI slop bug reports

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Security researchers found a high-severity RCE flaw, which Apple later fixed.

Police

Over 100,000 UK Police and staff have personal data leaked in attack on national database

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

ExfilSquad claims responsibility for the attack, says it asked for a ransom payment.

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Anthropic reveals Claude AI model hacked three companies during tests — so how worried should we be?

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Anthropic's testing mishap proves autonomous AI can breach enterprise networks at machine speed. The era of human-speed security is over - it takes an AI to stop an AI.

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Celebrating the AI Act delay? The EU AI Act’s chatbot and content rules apply this week

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

While high-risk AI penalties are on hold, Article 50 is now in effect, and SMEs need to be ready

Dark web monitoring

How to set up data breach and dark web monitoring for your business

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

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The right solution makes the job much easier, but you have to do your part as well.

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Why digital executive protection is important for keeping your business and brand secure

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

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With attacks on corporate executives reaching record levels in 2025, digital executive protection emerges as one of cybersecurity’s priorities

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What is the Shared Responsibility Model in cloud security?

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Figuring out where your cloud provider's security ends and yours begins

Data leak

The biggest data leaker is probably not who you think it is

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Even with persistent cybersecurity risks, human mistakes continue to be the number one cause of data leaks, with misconfigured databases exposing millions of sensitive records.

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DataImpulse Proxy Service Review

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Can Dataimpulse's feature set and reliability compete with the industry's biggest names?

Brave1

Brave1 and the open source future of war

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

From writing apps to coding autonomous drone swarms, software engineers are becoming defense innovators through a new open source military ecosystem.

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Your brand is your business - and this is how brand protection tools can keep it safe

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

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Brand abuse has evolved into a frontline cybersecurity threat, making dedicated brand protection a necessity.

Dark web monitoring

How dark web monitoring can proactively shield your organization from the hidden threats of stolen identities

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

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Stolen credentials can float through the dark web, waiting to be picked up and used in an attack

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How attack surface management tools can help map your organization's threats and vulnerabilities

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

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When you can’t defend what you can’t see, attack surface management becomes paramount.

Claude AI

It's not just OpenAI models escaping and running riot — experts show how Claude Cowork can break its bonds and access Mac files

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Anthropic partially mitigated the issue, and there are things users can do to defend themselves, too.

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This Russian cybercrime campaign can infect a user just by viewing an email

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

A high-severity flaw in Zimbra allowed Russian criminals easy access, where they stole important secrets.

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Experts claim to have found more weaknesses in Apple's Gatekeeper tool — but it doesn't seem too bothered

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Gatekeeper doesn't blink when you archive a legitimate app and replace it with an evil doppelganger.

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Hackers hid dangerous malware on a page hidden in Anthopic's Claude.ai domain

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Claude Artifacts have been used as phishing lures, once again, this time to deliver a dangerous RAT.

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Experts warn ChatGPT's Workspace Agent Builder can be hijacked to create malicious AI workers

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

A single phishing link could have spelled disaster, thanks to a flaw in ChatGPT's Agent Builder.

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