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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WhatsApp patches worrying vulnerability which allowed hackers to share .exe files as images

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The vulnerability was found in all older versions of WhatsApp software for Windows.

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Major Android security update patches a host of actively exploited flaws, so download now

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Google fixed more than 60 Android security flaws, including several critical ones.

Oracle

Oracle quietly confirms public cloud data breach, customer data stolen

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Oracle is apparently sending out breach notifications to affected customers

Android

An old Android RAT has returned with some new tricks - here is what to look out for

By Sead Fadilpašić last updated

They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks, but this old RAT is back and more dangerous than ever.

Ransomware

Port of Seattle ransomware breach exposes data on around 90,000 people

By Sead Fadilpašić published

US government agency is sending out data breach notification letters for the August 2024 attack.

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Still using WinRAR? It has a worrying security flaw that could let hackers hijack your Windows device

By Sead Fadilpašić published

WinRAR patch was recently released addressing the medium-severity vulnerability.

Scanguard

Scanguard

By Sead Fadilpašić published

A robust antivirus solution that does most things well, but fails to match the performance and polish of premium providers.

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Malicious Python packages are stealing vital data, and have been downloaded thousands of times already

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Two malicious packages are targeting Bitcoin developers, and another hitting WooCommerce stores.

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PoisonSeed campaign hijacks business CRM and email accounts to send out huge amounts of spam

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Business CRM accounts are being abused to exfiltrate mailing lists, experts warn.

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Massive Europcar data breach affects around 200,000 customers

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Thousands of files, containing people's names and emails, were stolen from a GitLab repository belonging to Europcar.

Closing the cybersecurity skills gap

Ivanti patches serious Connect Secure flaw

By Sead Fadilpašić last updated

Another critical flaw was found and fixed in Ivanti Connect Secure VPN.

Spybot

Spybot - Search & Destroy review

By Sead Fadilpašić last updated

Downloads An established tool against malware infection

Code Skull

Texas State Bar hit by possible ransomware attack, warns of data breach

By Sead Fadilpašić published

A data breach notification letter is being sent out as data samples leak on the dark web.

Closing the cybersecurity skills gap

Apache Parquet users warned of maximum risk security flaw, told to patch now

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Flaw could lead to arbitrary code execution on vulnerable endpoints, but there is a catch.

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FBI, CISA warns of new Fast Flux DNS evasion being used by cyber gangs

By Sead Fadilpašić published

US agencies are urging organizations take a unified stand against the rising threat.

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Australia's largest pension funds hit by hackers, thousands of dollars stolen

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Australian government says it is working on a response to major attack.

Password security

Watch out - those PDFs lurking in your inbox could be a major security risk

By Sead Fadilpašić published

PDFs are a great launch pad for malicious links, as they can be tweaked in different ways.

Emisoft

Emsisoft Anti-Malware Home review

By Mike Williams last updated

Updated Configurable dual-engine antivirus from the anti-ransomware experts.

Android phone malware

Dodgy Android smartphones are being preloaded with Triada malware

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Victims have already lost hundreds of thousands of dollars to this Android malware.

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Old Stripe APIs are being hijacked for credit card skimmer attacks

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The old Sources API is being used in credit card skimmer attacks to filter invalid credit card data.

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Verizon security flaw could allow hackers to view entire call history

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Verizon fixed the flaw in March 2025, but users should still be on their guard.

Oracle

Oracle admits second major security breach, user login data stolen

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Oracle says breach only affects old data, but some reports disagree.

Bitcoin

Over $1.5 billion of crypto was lost to scams or theft in just three months of 2025

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Most of the money was lost in a single incident - the major ByBit hack.

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GoTo Resolve endpoint protection review

By Nate Drake last updated

Resolve your endpoint management issues today.

Microsoft Defender

Microsoft Defender review

By Mike Williams last updated

Updated Microsoft Defender is a powerful and reliable antivirus app native to Windows.

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