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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US agencies warn Iranian hackers are targeting American critical infrastructure — causing 'disruptive effects within the United States'

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Iran war spills into US cyberspace, affecting critical infrastructure organizations.

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'This puts organizations at risk of credential theft, data manipulation and broader compromise': UK government, Microsoft warn Russian hackers are hitting TP-Link home routers to hijack internet traffic

By Sead Fadilpašić published

SOHO endpoints are being used as gateways into corporate environments, where credentials and sensitive data gets harvested.

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Microsoft flags China-based hackers using vicious new 'rapid attack' zero-days to launch ransomware at targets across the world

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Microsoft warns the window to patch known flaws is shrinking, while the window to abuse zero-days grows.

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'Verify before you act': security expert reveals the simple steps you can take to stay safe from deepfakes

By Sead Fadilpašić published

There are simple steps everyone can take to identify a fake video - and most include pixel hunting.

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I can't think of anything that's off limits to them': FBI slams cybercriminals for attacking schools, hospitals, as crypto fraud soars

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The FBI's new IC3 report dissects the state of ransomware, and discusses attacks on hospitals and critical infrastructure firms.

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'I was not bluffing Microsoft, and I'm doing it again': apparently disgruntled researcher leaks worrying Windows zero-day security flaw

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Researchers confirm the bug works, while Microsoft gives a bland statement.

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Goodnight REvil and GandCrab? Police think they've identified two of the biggest cybercrime bosses around

By Sead Fadilpašić published

German police are looking for two Russians who allegedly ran GandCrab and REvil ransomware operations.

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SparkCat malware returns to target Android and iOS users, hiding in innocent apps to try and steal your details

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The malware primarily targets crypto users in Japan, Korea, and China.

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One of the largest corporate espionage and data breach scandals in digital history': New "BrowserGate" report claims LinkedIn secretly scans user browsers for installed extensions and collects device data

By Sead Fadilpašić published

LinkedIn calls it a smear campaign, but does not deny scanning people's browsers for extensions.

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This devious VENOM phishing campaign targets business executives by name — so watch what you click on

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Researchers found a new phishing kit called VENOM, capable of stealing 2FA codes and access tokens.

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Top museums hit by apparent cyberattack on Vivaticket — Louvre and other institutions affected

By Sead Fadilpašić published

A hacking group called RansomHouse is claiming responsibility, saying it breached Vivaticket through a French subsidiary.

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Uffizi galleries confirms it was hit by cyberattack — but claims nothing was stolen

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The attackers reached out to the Uffizi director via phone to demand payment.

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Be careful what you click - hackers use Claude Code leak to push malware

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Fake source code repositories carrying infostealers are popping up on GitHub.

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Hims and Hers reveal cyberattack — customer support system hacked and personal info stolen, here's what we know

By Sead Fadilpašić published

At least 500 people were affected in breach at Hims and Hers.

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Top money transfer site Duc leaks user passport and driving license data info online

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Hundreds of thousands of KYC files were exposed in attack on Duc.

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Many of the most downloaded and top-grossing apps in the United States are developed and maintained by foreign companies': FBI urges users not to download Chinese mobile apps over privacy risks

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Chinese apps store sensitive data on servers in China, which the government can access, FBI warns.

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EU cyberattack may have been worse than we thought - 90GB of data published online as 30 entities hit

By Sead Fadilpašić published

CERT-EU is blaming TeamPCP for the attack, saying the Trivy breach trickled down.

'This is not an April Fool's joke': Crypto platform Drift suspends services after millions stolen

By Sead Fadilpašić last updated

So far, no one has claimed responsibility for the attack in which $280 million were pulled from Drift.

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This new 'laughing rat' malware will steal your data and hack your systems — and then laugh at you while doing it

By Sead Fadilpašić published

CrystalX RAT comes with a handful of prankware, allowing hackers to tease their victims as they steal their data.

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'This rootkit is highly persistent; a standard factory reset will not remove it': "NoVoice" Android malware on Google Play infects 50 apps across 2.3 million devices, here's what we know

By Sead Fadilpašić published

NoVoice can clone people's WhatsApp accounts on different devices, experts warn.

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'By replacing a legitimate update with a malicious one, they turned the product’s update flow into a malware distribution channel': Experts find flaw in TrueConf video conferencing tool used by governments, military

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Sophisticated cyber-espionage campaign recently uncovered targeting government entities in Southeast Asia.

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Hasbro hit by major cyberattack — toymaker confirms 'unfortunate incident' takes down some parts of its websites

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The business is still running but it could take weeks before the issue is fully resolved.

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Gigabyte warns users Control Center flaw could let hackers hijack your files

By Sead Fadilpašić published

A Windows utility tool was found vulnerable to a critical flaw that enabled RCE, DoS, and other risks.

AI

'What if the AI agent you just deployed was secretly working against you?': Vertex AI 'double agent' flaw exposes customer data and Google's internal code

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Misconfigured AI agents can lead to data disclosure and other risks.

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'Hundreds of thousands of stolen secrets could potentially be circulating as a result of these recent attacks': Google says North Korean hackers behind major attack on Axios

By Sead Fadilpašić published

North Korean hackers used an updated version of a known backdoor to target a popular npm package.

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