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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Real-time web scraping for live competitive intelligence

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

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Webshare review

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Webshare puts privacy and security first, even if it gets held back by not having more sophisticated web scraping features and tools

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Apple patches CoreGraphics zero-day used in 'extremely sophisticated' targeted attacks on iOS devices

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

iOS, iPadOS, and other operating systems affected, so patch now.

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Italy's top bank hit by an AI messaging scam which cost it nearly €100 million

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Bank chairman believed he was talking to a lawyer and ended up ordering a multi-million-dollar wire transfer.

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ShinyHunters hackers are going after Oracle systems once again - here's what we know

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Mitigations are no longer mitigating, and patching is now the only method of defense.

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Ethical web scraping: Building compliant data scraper and datasets for AI

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

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Hackers build fake desktop apps to trick victims into handing over access

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Finance and HR departments are being offered tools that don't exist, tricking them into handing over valuable access.

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Citrix says two worrying NetScaler RCE zero-days exploited in attacks

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

The company released a fix and urged organizations to patch up immediately.

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Kiteworks tells users to shut down servers amid fears of 'imminent' cyberattack

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

The police notified Kiteworks of apparently imminent attack, leading to the company reacting fast.

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How an AI-powered web scraping pipeline can handle changing websitess

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

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'I broke something': A Claude Code AI agent deleted 48,000 files in just over 100 seconds — then apologized for doing so

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

A developer had an AI agent run 11 tasks. One messed up dearly.

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This Mac malware is somehow using iCloud calendar invites to try and steal your data

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

A loader talks to iCloud before deploying a sophisticated infostealer and stealing all your cryptos.

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'Decades-old' bugs found affecting Windows, Android, macOS and Linux — but the OS makers don't see it as a big deal

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

The OS makers don't see the issue as a particularly big problem, and Microsoft even said it was by design.

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Hackers are targeting a critical WordPress flaw, so be on your guard

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Mitigations and a patch are already available but given the severity of the WordPress flaw, immediate patching is recommended.

Who will win the AI race?
Massive Chinese hack uses AI agents to steal over 600,000 credit cards and hit hundreds of sites with malware

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Three AI frameworks operated almost entirely on their own.

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'This situation is obviously unacceptable': OpenAI agent allegedly hacks Australian government healthcare website

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Australian government calls OpenAI behavior "unacceptable" as it investigates the incident further.

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Microsoft takes down AI-boosted phishing tool that hit 12,000 accounts

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Two people arrested and dozens of websites seized in an organized operation against EvilTokens.

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Millions of Russian fast food fans hit in Burger King Russia hack

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Data stolen years ago finally surfaced on the web, showing 3.2 million Burger King Russia victims.

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Hackers hit the FBI — ShinyHunters say they have stolen 2TB of employee data, but the attack isn't looking for money, just an apology

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

ShinyHunters are looking to improve their standing in the public eye. What better way to do it than hacking the FBI?

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This fake LastPass Authenticator app will just shut off your antivirus and leave you open to attack

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Researchers found a never-before-seen malware targeting LastPass users and stealing their secrets.

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Meta Muse already has a majorly worrying zero-day security issue

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Crooks can reportedly take over Meta sessions and use them to exfiltrate data.

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BigCommerce warns customers of potential data leaks following cyber incident

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Hackers broke into a third-party app and stole customer data, including personally identifiable information.

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Linux users beware — CISA flags three major security issues you need to patch right now

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Two flaws have available mitigations, too, but it's best to patch up.

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Cybercrime civil war brewing? ShinyHunters reportedly hacks Cl0p ransomware gang and threatens further damage

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Cl0p's website was defaced and its data stolen in attack.

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North Korean 'Contagious Interview' gang hits 30,000 businesses across the world with malware following fake interviews

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

North Koreans are stealing millions through fake job ads.

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