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

Malware attack virus alert , malicious software infection , cyber security awareness training to protect business
Levi's reveals security tear may have let hackers steal important corporate data

By Sead Fadilpašić

Crucial data is missing following Levi's attack, including who the threat actors were, what kind of files they stolen, or if customers are at risk.

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Experts warn North Korean hackers are increasingly using AI to build smarter and more devious cyberattacks

By Sead Fadilpašić

In cybercrime, AI is used for more than simply drafting phishing emails and defenders need to adapt, new report states.

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Shock horror — AI-generated security patches fall short of actually solving all the problems they were meant to fix

By Sead Fadilpašić

AI without oversight creates patches that rarely fix the issue entirely and sometimes just create new problems.

AI
Experts warn malicious AI skills are hitting more victims than ever — with one family amassing 1.7 million downloads

By Sead Fadilpašić

What if your AI agent suddenly turned rogue and sent all your passwords to a hacker?

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Top US hedge funds targeted by major vishing campaign — Blackstone, KKR and CME among those under fire

By Sead Fadilpašić

BlackFile (now known as Redact) has been busy, raking in more than $10 milllion since the start of the year.

database
This 'classic' decades-old SQL injection flaw could let hackers take over entire Windows servers, thanks to a nifty database trick

By Sead Fadilpašić

Huntress spotted a white whale - a malicious toolkit stored as a database object.

Dark web monitoring
Swiss government says SharePoint-linked data breach affected hundreds of accounts

By Sead Fadilpašić

No one has claimed the attack yet.

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Another top router maker accused of firmware having backdoors — Chinese giant Zbtlink halts downloads to fix issue

By Sead Fadilpašić

The company denied allegations but still moved to address them by restricting firmware downloads for 20+ models.

Blogger
Google Blogger locks out thousands of users after malware false positive

By Sead Fadilpašić

Google is aware of the situation and is working on a fix, it confirms as hundreds of bloggers report issues with their websites.

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OpenAI says it stopped an Asian scam campaign hijacking ChatGPT to lure in victims

By Sead Fadilpašić

Multiple ChatGPT accounts were banned for being used in scam campaigns.

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Buggy microcontrollers making up some of the world's most important servers can be easily backdoored

By Sead Fadilpašić

Researchers found more than a dozen new flaws plaguing baseboard management controllers.

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Apple's Private Relay tool can leak users' IP addresses — with OnionBrowser also affected

By Sead Fadilpašić

While Apple is looking into it, some browser makers have already made their moves.

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Hackers use fake Adobe and Zoom updates to load malware onto victim devices — here's what to look out for

By Sead Fadilpašić

SMOKE#SCREEN is a dangerous campaign that evolves over time to avoid being spotted by defenders.

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

By Sead Fadilpašić

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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