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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'macOS users may face real, sophisticated threats that require neither exploits nor any elevated access to succeed': ClickLock Stealer tries to trick Apple users into revealing their passwords

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

ClickLock bores its victims into complying and then steals all sorts of data.

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Dangerous new GoSerpent malware is apparently on the hunt for government secrets

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

The malware has been hiding in plain sight for half a decade, stealing all sorts of valuable secrets.

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Claude can now enter all your passwords for you - if you give it permission

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

1Password partnership will mean Claude will never see the secrets or load them into its own memory.

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Coca-Cola shuts down Fairlife dairy production lines following ransomware attack

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Coca-Cola confirms ransomware attack on Fairlife in an 8-K form filed with the SEC.

Malware attack virus alert , malicious software infection , cyber security awareness training to protect business

Teenage TfL hackers sentenced to years in prison following Scattered Spider attacks

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Two young men pleaded guilty to hacking into Transport for London in 2024 and were given long prison sentences.

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Microsoft nemesis returns with another zero-day PoC — but is 'LegacyHive' as nasty as expected?

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Chaotic Eclipse is back with a new Windows 11 zero-day called LegacyHive.

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Russian hacker turns Gemini CLI into a hacking agent, creates small-scale botnet

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

The hacker told the AI he was an authorized pentester - and the AI believed him.

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Thousands of US military beneficiaries have data breached following TRICARE cyberattack — DoD Benefits Numbers and some Social Security numbers leaked

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

TriWest suffers an attack and loses TRICARE data on some 12,000 people.

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Zoom patches critical security flaw which could have let hackers hijack accounts

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Zoom finds improper input validation bug, but fortunately sees no evidence of abuse.

Malware attack virus alert , malicious software infection , cyber security awareness training to protect business

KFC may be forced to shut some stores following cyberattack at key supplier

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Nichirei Co confirmed shutting parts of its infrastructure offline to contain a cyberincident which could affect KFC Japan stores.

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Experts flag new scam targeting fans seeking tickets for Celine Dion concerts

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Multiple scams targeting Celine Dion fans have already surfaced - it looks like this scam will go on (and on).

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New phishing campaign hits LastPass, Bitwarden users - password manager customers warned not to fall for this scam

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

No, LastPass' security policies have not been updated, and neither have Bitwarden's - it's a scam.

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Hundreds of GitHub repos found posing as real software to push malware

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Russian hackers are trying to sneak infostealers onto people's devices to grab passwords, crypto, and more.

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'No new vulnerability is needed to bypass UEFI Secure Boot': Experts find attackers can exploit decades-old flaws to gain access to key systems

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Almost a dozen vulnerable UEFI shim bootloaders discovered and revoked.

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Microsoft just released its biggest Patch Tuesday ever, with a mammoth 622 fixes including three dangerous zero-days

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Microsoft shipped three times more fixes than usual in its latest Patch Tuesday update.

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Experts get Google, Microsoft to pull trusted ModHeader with 1.6 million installs after finding it could harvest all kinds of data

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Visited domains were being exfiltrated to a third-party server, seemingly under a Chinese actor's control.

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'A single entry point can rapidly expand to greater enterprise impacts': Microsoft introduces changes to tackle ShinyHunters

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Greater visibility, better detection, and stronger governance over OAuth-connected applications should mitigate ShinyHunters attacks.

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US and security allies warn Russian attacks on critical infrastructure are ramping up against 'poorly configured and vulnerable networking devices worldwide'

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Russians are targeting misconfigured routers running in critical infrastructure firms.

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This new macOS infostealer poses as an Apple crash reporting tool to try and steal all your valuable data

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Researchers found a new piece of macOS malware grabbing passwords, crypto data, and more.

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Japan's largest taxi operator Nihon Kotsu hit by cyberattack which forces systems to be shut down

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Nihon Kotsu suffers malware attack, but there's no evidence of data exfiltration yet.

Ransomware

Ransomware negotiator jailed for 70 months after he just helped infect victims with malware

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Ransomware negotiator served 70-month prison sentence, and will have to forfeit everything he's gained.

AI

Experts say they were able to create a rogue agent in Google’s AI platform with just a single edit permission

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

One compromised agent could take over every other agent in that project, leading to chat logs access, and even data exfiltration.

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Vibe coded threats shift again — hackers are using AI chatbots to write malware using natural language

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

How do you spot an attack when signatures and behaviors can no longer be used?

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'Cryptomining can be a lucrative post-compromise activity in cloud environments': Experts warn AI gateways connected to Amazon Bedrock are being hijacked to steal crypto

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Researchers found a new spin on an old attack, as AI gateways are used to enable cryptocurrency mining.

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Lidl customers across Europe hit in suspected data breach - here's what we know

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Lidl customers in three countries have had some of their data stolen - but so far, it hasn't surfaced anywhere.

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