Articles by 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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AI-created ransomware and NFC attacks lead the surge in new cyberattacks - here's how you can stay safe this holidays

By Sead Fadilpašić published 24 December 25

AI is no longer being used just to craft convincing phishing emails - it's being used to build ransomware.

Google Chrome app is seen on an iPhone next to Edge and other web browser apps. Microsoft is using new prompts in Edge to try and stop users from downloading Chrome.

These malicious Google Chrome extensions have stolen data from over 170 sites - find out if you're affected

By Sead Fadilpašić published 24 December 25

Two Chrome extensions were found eavesdropping on people's browsing, stealing login credentials and payment card information.

Aflac reveals personal data of 22.6 million people stolen in cyberattack - here's what we know

By Sead Fadilpašić published 24 December 25

Six months after the breach, Aflac determines how many people are affected and starts reaching out.

Suspected DDoS attack takes France’s post office offline

By Sead Fadilpašić published 24 December 25

Multiple post office sites and services are inaccessible as teams scramble to restore them.

Dangerous WebRAT malware now being spread by GitHub repositories

By Sead Fadilpašić published 24 December 25

Security researchers find 15 malicious repositories, all deploying a dropper for the WebRAT backdoor.

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Worrying WhatsApp attack can steal messages and even accounts - here's how to stay safe from "poisoned" attack

By Sead Fadilpašić published 23 December 25

A fork of a popular project was found on npm, but not before it amassed tens of thousands of downloads.

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OpenAI says it's had to protect its Atlas AI browser against some serious security threats

By Sead Fadilpašić published 23 December 25

Prompt injection might never go away, OpenAI says, as it compares it to phishing.

Nissan says Red Hat breach affected thousands of customers

By Sead Fadilpašić published 23 December 25

The September 2025 breach at Red Hat also exposed Nissan customer files -affecting around 21,000 people.

University of Phoenix data breach may have hit over 3.5 million victims - here's what we know

By Sead Fadilpašić published 23 December 25

Cl0p claims another victim as University of Phoenix confirms losing data of around 3.5 million people.

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Ransomware attack on Romanian water agency hits over a thousand systems

By Sead Fadilpašić published 23 December 25

An unknown threat actor wreaked some serious havoc but operations are continuing unabated.

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Motherboards from Gigabyte, MSI, ASUS, ASRock at risk from new UEFI flaw attack - here's what we know

By Sead Fadilpašić published 22 December 25

Many popular devices are now vulnerable to direct memory access attacks, but there is a patch.

HPE tells customers to patch OneView immediately as top-level security flaw spotted

By Sead Fadilpašić published 22 December 25

A 10/10 RCE flaw was found in HPE OneView, but it's not yet being abused.

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WatchGuard Firebox OS forced to patch worrying security flaw, so update now

By Sead Fadilpašić published 22 December 25

The firewall maker found a critical RCE that is being abused in the wild.

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NHS England tech provider reveals data breach - DXS International hit by ransomware

By Sead Fadilpašić published 22 December 25

DXS International was hit by ransomware, but we don't know if any files were stolen.

Eurostar chatbot security flaws almost left customers exposed to possible security threats

By Sead Fadilpašić published 22 December 25

Security researchers found multiple vulnerabilities on Eurostar platform, including the ability to bypass guardrails.