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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More malicious browser extensions uncovered - Chrome, Firefox, and Edge all affected

By Sead Fadilpašić published 19 January 26

Malicious extensions were downloaded more than 840,000 times.

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Malware control panels could give experts the tools they need to spy on hackers

By Sead Fadilpašić published 19 January 26

StealC's web-based control panel exposed - what did the researchers learn?

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AMD CPU users beware - this security flaw could spill all your secrets

By Sead Fadilpašić published 16 January 26

AMD gave the bug a low severity score and released a fix, so update now.

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Cisco has finally patched a maximum-level security issue which was allegedly being targeted by Chinese hackers

By Sead Fadilpašić published 16 January 26

A maximum-severity Cisco bug was being exploited by multiple Chinese actors, reports said, forcing the firm to act.

Critical AWS supply chain vulnerability could have let hackers take over key GitHub repositories

By Sead Fadilpašić published 16 January 26

The vulnerability was spotted in August 2025, so users should patch now.

Grubhub says hackers stole company data in recent breach - here's what we know

By Sead Fadilpašić published 16 January 26

Grubhub hack is being linked to ShinyHunters and the August 2025 Salesloft Drift fiasco.

Hackers exploit WordPress plugin security flaw exposing 40,000 websites to complete takeover risk - here's how to stay safe

By Sead Fadilpašić published 16 January 26

Critical WordPress plugin flaw exposed some 40,000 users to risk of a complete website takeover.

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Palo Alto patches a worrying security issue which could crash your firewall without even logging in

By Sead Fadilpašić published 15 January 26

A high-severity flaw was found in GlobalProtect Gateway and Portal and was promptly fixed.

Microsoft Copilot AI attack took just a single click to compromise users - here's what we know

By Sead Fadilpašić published 15 January 26

Varonis uncovers a new way to carry out prompt injection attacks, forcing Microsoft into a quick fix.

Massive breach leaks 45 million French records: demographic, healthcare, and financial data all leaked, here's what we know

By Sead Fadilpašić published 15 January 26

Someone has been collecting data leaked in several breaches and putting it into an open database.

Best phone system for business of 2025

By Ritoban Mukherjee last updated 15 January 26

Updated We list the best phone systems for business, to make it simple and easy to install a phone system that provides the features you need such as video conferencing and customer support.

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Best business phone system of 2025

By Brian Turner last updated 15 January 26

Updated We list the best business phone systems, to make it simple and easy to upgrade to a software-based phone platform and make your business calls flexibly and securely.

Pax8 accidentally exposes partner data - 1,800 MSPs have customer info and licensing details exposed

By Sead Fadilpašić published 15 January 26

A Pax8 employee sent an email with the wrong attachment to roughly 40 recipients.

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Microsoft hits global virtual desktop cybercrime phishing platform - 'RedDVS' caused phishing chaos and resulted in millions of losses

By Sead Fadilpašić published 15 January 26

RedVDS disrupted, and servers seized, in an operation conducted by Europol and German authorities.

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Major US healthcare breach exposes data on 145,000 patients - Central Maine Healthcare reveals all

By Sead Fadilpašić published 14 January 26

Names, health insurance information, and SSNs were all exposed in a breach which lasted for more than two months.

Hackers hijack LinkedIn comments to spread malware - here's what to look out for

By Sead Fadilpašić published 14 January 26

As if AI-generated content wasn't enough, phishing has now made it into LinkedIn comments.

Python libraries used in top AI and ML tools hacked - Nvidia, Salesforce and other libraries all at risk

By Sead Fadilpašić published 14 January 26

The bugs have been fixed, so users should patch now, experts warn.

Best free office software of 2026

By Brian Turner last updated 14 January 26

Updated We list the best free office software, to make it simple and easy to use a free alternative to Microsoft Word.

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ServiceNow patches critical security flaw which could allow user impersonation

By Sead Fadilpašić published 14 January 26

The bug is dubbed "BodySnatcher" and was given a severity score of 9.3/10.

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Experts warn this new Chinese Linux malware could be preparing something seriously worrying

By Sead Fadilpašić published 14 January 26

Check Point uncovers full C2 platform with loaders, implants, rootkits, and modular plugins.

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Thousands of n8n instances under threat from top security issue

By Sead Fadilpašić published 13 January 26

Despite being patched weeks ago, Ni8mare is still plaguing almost 60,000 instances, new data claims.

Hackers claim to have Target source code for sale following recent cyberattack

By Sead Fadilpašić published 13 January 26

A Target database of almost 900GB was allegedly stolen and being sold in smaller batches.

US government told to patch high-severity Gogs security issue or face attack

By Sead Fadilpašić published 13 January 26

A new bug made its way to CISA's KEV, after being used as a zero-day.

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Betterment confirms data breach, tells customers to beware crypto scam notifications

By Sead Fadilpašić published 13 January 26

A Betterment employee was tricked into sharing login credentials, which were then used to send phishing emails.

Spanish energy giant Endesa says it was hit by data breach, customers affected and 20 million files allegedly put up for sale

By Sead Fadilpašić published 13 January 26

A large database is being offered on the dark web.

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