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

SK Telecom

SK Telecom offers free SIM cards to customers after data breach

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Some 25 million people are eligible for a replacement SIM card but most will have to wait a bit longer.

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SentinelOne targeted by Chinese espionage campaign probing customers and infrastructure

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Chines and North Korean state-sponsored actors are trying really hard to wiggle their way into SentinelOne and its high-value clients.

Dark web monitoring

Exposed Git tokens and secrets are being hoovered up by hacker scans

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Hackers are increasingly looking for exposed Git secrets in Singapore and elsewhere.

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75 zero-day exploitations spotted by Google, governments increasingly responsible for attacks

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Of all the zero-days abused in 2024, the majority were used in state-sponsored attacks by China and North Korea.

NordPass

This World Password Day NordPass is offering a 20% discount on its Business plan

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Pay as little as $3.59 per month for a 2-year subscription with this coupon code.

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Millions of Apple AirPlay devices susceptible to 'AirBorne' zero-click RCE attacks, so patch now

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Oligo Security found and reported the flaws to Apple who patched them in late March 2025.

SAP Building

Maximum severity vulnerability puts over 1200 SAP NetWeaver servers at risk of hijacking

By Sead Fadilpašić published

A workaround and a patch are already available but many firms have already been breached.

Zero-day attack

VeriSource bumps up potential victim count of data breach to 4 million

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The company lost sensitive data, including Social Security numbers.

Code Skull

Marks & Spencer outage allegedly linked to ScatteredSpider ransomware attack

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The retailer hasn't confirmed the news yet, but the media are citing people familiar with the matter.

security

Hitachi Vantara takes down important systems following Akira ransomware attack

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The company confirmed suffering a ransomware attack but did not discuss the identity of the attackers or losing sensitive files.

RoboForm discounted offer

RoboForm is celebrating World Password day by offering a 60% discount on its premium plan

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Grab one of the best password managers out there for a handful of dollars.

DDoS attack

DDoS attacks in 2025 have already surpassed the 2024 total

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Hyper-volumetric DDoS attacks are all the rage these days.

WooCommerce

WooCommerce phishing campaign uses fake patch to lure victims into installing backdoors

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Researchers are warning about a large-scale, sophisticated attack targeting WooCommerce users.

Password

Businesses are facing increased identity-based attacks, and rouge applications are a top culprit

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Many firms lost $100,000 and more to these attacks.

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FBI places bounty on Salt Typhoon, $10 million for info on infamous Chinese hacking group

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The FBI is looking for the public's help identifying key players in attacks on US critical infrastructure.

World Password day- Keeper discount

World Password Day is just around the corner and Keeper is offering 50% off on all its plans

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Plans are available for individuals, families, and businesses.

Coinbase Visa

Coinbase 2FA error fixed after many believed their account was hacked

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The crypto exchange fixed a confusing flaw allegedly used in social engineering.

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Craft CMS zero-day exploited to compromise hundreds of vulnerable servers

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Two new bugs were recently discovered being chained in attacks.

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Almost a million patients hit by Frederick Health data breach

By Sead Fadilpašić published

No one has assumed responsibility for January 2025 breach that saw names, SSNs, and more stolen.

Close up of the Linux penguin.

A worrying stealthy Linux security bug could put your systems at risk - here's what we know

By Sead Fadilpašić published

A Linux kernel, disabled on Android and ChromeOS, is causing trouble as it enables stealthy rootkits.

A building at the Microsoft Headquarters campus in Redmond, Washington (2014).

Microsoft is paying out some huge rewards for spotting AI security issues

By Sead Fadilpašić published

You can earn up to $30,000 (and possibly more) for finding critical flaws in Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platinum.

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Commvault backup systems have an extremely worrying security issue, so patch now

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Commvault bug affects multiple versions, but a patch is already available.

healthcare

Major data breach at healthcare giant Yale Health affects 5.5 million people - here's what we know

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Yale Health has confirmed suffering a cyberattack, with millions affected.

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Cyberattacks surged in 2025, with third party attacks seeing a huge rise

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Verizon data breach report finds third-party attacks doubled in 2024, and were present in 30% of all attacks.

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Asus patches security flaw which could have bricked servers

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The bug could also be used for malware and ransomware infections.

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