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

AI

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

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

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 Published

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 Published

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 Published

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 Published

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 Published

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 Published

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 Published

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 Published

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 Published

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 Published

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 Published

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 Published

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 Published

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 Published

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 Published

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 Published

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 Published

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 Published

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 Published

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 Published

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 Published

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The right solution makes the job much easier, but you have to do your part as well.

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Why digital executive protection is important for keeping your business and brand secure

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Sponsored

With attacks on corporate executives reaching record levels in 2025, digital executive protection emerges as one of cybersecurity’s priorities

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What is the Shared Responsibility Model in cloud security?

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Figuring out where your cloud provider's security ends and yours begins

Data leak

The biggest data leaker is probably not who you think it is

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Even with persistent cybersecurity risks, human mistakes continue to be the number one cause of data leaks, with misconfigured databases exposing millions of sensitive records.

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