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 healthcare AI platform Xsolis confirms data breach that affects 1.4 million individuals

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Social Security numbers and health insurance information nabbed as Xsolis tells its customers to be careful.

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New WhatsApp phishing campaign allows for remote access from a single business document

By Sead Fadilpašić published

WhatsApp users are getting shady documents from their contacts, leading to an infection.

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Meta investigates security concerns of internal mouse-tracking tech used to track employees and train AI

By Sead Fadilpašić published

An employee-tracking program will be paused, but no one knows for how long.

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Tata Electronics confirm data breach, with hackers claiming 200,000 Apple, Tesla files stolen

By Sead Fadilpašić published

World Leaks shared a large database allegedly stolen from Tata Electronics, containing sensitive Apple and Tesla files.

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'Act now': Five Eyes warns that AI models specialized for cyber attacks are only months away

By Sead Fadilpašić published

A whole-of-organisation and whole-of-society response is required, Five Eyes is saying, as AI's capabilities grow stronger.

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New lightweight, self-propagating crypto stealing malware delivered by USB spotted by Microsoft researchers – Crypto Clipper script-based stealer hunts for vulnerable wallets

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Microsoft details a newly discovered wormlike infostealer called Crypto Clipper.

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Almost 7000 Amazon Prime Day scam domains have been registered before the big sale – here's how to shop safely this Amazon Prime Day

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Hackers are in pole position weeks before the big day, looking to steal data and money.

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A newbie hacker used "vague, low-skill prompts" in Claude and Codex to breach 14 companies, and the AI Agents did all the legwork

By Sead Fadilpašić published

A newbie hacker is still a newbie hacker, though, and this one left a few gaping holes in his work.

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Thousands of D-Link and QNAP NAS routers compromised by fast-moving AryStinger malware that turns unsecured devices into a malicious proxy botnet

By Sead Fadilpašić published

More than 4,000 routers have been compromised so far, while the number of poisoned NAS devices remains unknown.

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'Password reuse only sharpens this problem': Browser-based password storage isn't as safe as you think – these top tips from the experts show how it should be done

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Many users store their passwords exclusively in the browser, creating a huge opportunity for threat actors.

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Nintendo confirms data stolen via third-party cyberattack — but sadly no big secrets were revealed

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Shadowbyt3$ is asking for $2 million in exchange for the data, but Nintendo seemingly turned the offer down.

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Apple has fixed a security flaw in Beats Studio Buds which let hackers spy on conversations

By Sead Fadilpašić published

A Beats Studio Buds bug finally gets a patch after a year, which will be deployed next time users connect their headphones.

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Microsoft warns AI agents are being 'AutoJack'-ed to deliver RCE payloads by browsing untrusted websites

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Three minor vulnerabilities chained together can cause a lot of trouble but Microsoft fixed it on time.

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Apple users told to watch out for 'unpatchable' iPhone security issues - here's what we know

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The bug is physical and also very difficult to exploit. Still, it can help jailbreak the device and snoop on the data inside.

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'This marks a sophisticated evolution': Experts warn Claude feature hijacked by hackers to launch major malware campaign

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Shared Chats is being abused to lend legitimacy to ClickFix campaigns targeting software developers.

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'These actors are no longer relying solely on traditional cybercrime': Experts uncover another massive North Korean fake IT worker scam network

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Nisos uncovers a major IT worker scam operation - with North Koreans once again apparently at the helm.

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'This creates a misleading impression of safety': Experts warn of hackers hijacking legitimate news websites and reviews to drum up publicity

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Fake reviews, news articles, and GitHub accounts are a potent mix for promoting malware.

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Fortinet firewalls hit by huge password-stealing attack — around 75,000 users possibly affected

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Researchers discovered a major database containing plaintext passwords.

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Microsoft says it's hard at work on a patch for this worrying Defender zero-day

By Sead Fadilpašić published

RoguePlanet now has a CVE and a patch in the works, a week after the disclosure of a PoC.

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A basic security flaw let a security researcher access internal FIFA systems — and the ability to control World Cup TV streams

By Sead Fadilpašić published

"An attacker could have rickrolled the entire FIFA World Cup" - but luckily the issue was quickly fixed.

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Gamers beware — experts flag Steam Workshop is being abused to spread malware via Wallpaper Engine app

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Even a wallpaper can carry a virus these days, so be careful what you're downloading.

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Hundreds of Android banking and crypto apps hit by dangerous new Rokarolla malware

By Sead Fadilpašić published

A new Android trojan is capable of stealing data from 217 banking and cryptocurrency apps.

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Microsoft Teams users beware — relays hit by ransomware hackers looking to hide malicious traffic

By Sead Fadilpašić published

DragonForce is the first ransomware operator to use this technique that was discovered last year.

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'The credential data leak is dangerous simply because of its enormous size': Experts warn "colossal" breach exposes 24 billion records including personal info

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Someone has been hoarding data leaks from across the web and putting them in a single Elasticsearch instance.

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Google says Chinese hackers attacked Workspace security, hit 'a diverse set of national, state, and private medical entities' including research and defense organizations

By Sead Fadilpašić last updated

Google warns of ongoing data theft campaign attributed to Chinese nation-state attacker.

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