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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FBI seizes RAMP cybercrime forum used by ransomware gangs

By Sead Fadilpašić published

"Years of hard work" ruined, an operator cries, as the FBI places the usual banner on clearweb sites.

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'We believe our actions have seriously impacted one of the largest residential proxy providers': Google takes the fight to IPIDEA and removes millions of devices from criminal network

By Sead Fadilpašić published

One of the largest residential proxy services takes a hit after Google gets involved.

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Duda's new feature tackles the biggest issues of AI-generated websites

By Sead Fadilpašić published

"Populate Template with AI" is Duda's take on repetitive content and poorly optimized sites.

Still using WinRAR? You should probably look out for these potentially dangerous security flaws

By Sead Fadilpašić published

A high severity flaw in WinRAR allows crooks to execute malware remotely.

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Confirmed: SoundCloud data breach hit 29.8 million accounts - how to find out if you're affected

By Sead Fadilpašić published

HaveIBeenPwned confirms extent of the SoundCloud incident, allowing users to see if they're affected.

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This dangerous APT has expanded its skills with some new tools - here's what we know

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Mustang Panda gave CoolClient new bells and whistles, including clipboard monitoring.

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Panera Bread reportedly hit by worrying data breach that sees 14 million records exposed - here's what we know

By Sead Fadilpašić published

ShinyHunters stole names, addresses, and more, from Panera Bread systems.

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How secure is your business really? New survey claims 90% of enterprise AI systems could be breached within 90 minutes

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Businesses are rushing to introduce AI, leaving the back doors wide open for cybercriminals and nation-state actors.

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Massive identity theft campaign targeting Okta single sign-on at over 100 top businesses - make sure your firm stays safe

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters are targeting major firms with sophisticated voice phishing attacks.

Microsoft Office

Worrying Microsoft Office security flaw patched - update now or risk hackers accessing your files

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Microsoft forced to issue an emergency patch to fix an Office zero-day being actively exploited.

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A new malware service promises to skip Google's review process and get your malware straight onto the Chrome Store

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The malware spoofs entire websites, while keeping the address bar intact.

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Experts flag around 800,000 Telnet servers exposed to remote attacks - here's why users should be on their guard

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Hackers are hunting for vulnerable endpoints to deploy Python malware.

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Nike investigating mega security breach as hackers claim to have stolen 1.4TB of data

By Sead Fadilpašić published

WorldLeaks adds Nike to its data leak site, but did it steal customer data?

China

Malicious Microsoft VSCode AI extensions might have hit over 1.5 million users

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Two VSCode extensions are harvesting sensitive data and sending it to China.

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More AI malware has been found - and this time, crypto developers are under attack

By Sead Fadilpašić published

KONNI is using AI-generated backdoors to target crypto bros - and security pros should pay attention.

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Hackers are using LLMs to build the next generation of phishing attacks - here's what to look out for

By Sead Fadilpašić published

What if a phishing page was generated on the spot, with no visible malicious code or payload?

Privacy

'Simply irresponsible': Microsoft confirms it will give your BitLocker encryption keys to the FBI if asked - but there is a way to keep your data private

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Moved called "simply irresponsible" - but there is a way to protect your private data.

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Researchers say Russian government hackers were behind attempted Poland power outage

By Sead Fadilpašić published

ESET says Sandworm used a piece of malware called DynoWiper to carry out attack on Polish systems.

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Microsoft SharePoint exploited to hack multiple energy firms

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Hackers are abusing SharePoint to break into people's emails and propagate further throughout the networks.

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Curl will stop bug bounties program due to avalanche of AI slop

By Sead Fadilpašić published

A small team was being bombarded with submissions, many of which were low-quality, or AI-generated.

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Custom-made 'vishing' kits are attacking SSO accounts across the world - Google, Microsoft and Okta under threat, here's what we know

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The kits are so good that vishing is growing more popular, but there is a solution.

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Fortinet FortiGate devices hit in automated attacks which create rogue accounts and steal firewall data

By Sead Fadilpašić published

A recent patch is apparently not working particularly well, and Fortinet is already working on another.

Cryptocurrencies

Linux users targeted as crypto-stealing malware hits Snap packages - here's how to stay safe

By Sead Fadilpašić published

There's a "relentless" campaign on the Ubuntu app store, and people are losing their crypto, experts warn.

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Best IDE for Python of 2026

By Sead Fadilpašić last updated

Updated We list the best IDE for Python, to make it simple and easy for programmers to manage their Python code with a selection of specialist tools.

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Watch out - this devious new Android malware clicks on hidden browser ads to put you at risk

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Malware uses AI to mimic authentic human behavior and trick traditional defenses.

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