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

CISA reveals warning on Asus software flaw, here's what you need to do to stay safe

By Sead Fadilpašić published 18 December 25

A poisoned Asus utility tool was found floating around the web, granting attackers abilities to "perform unintended actions".

Cisco says Chinese hackers are exploiting its customers with a new zero-day

By Sead Fadilpašić published 18 December 25

A patch has not yet been released, so Cisco advises rebuilding any affected instances.

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Insightly introduces AI into its CRM platform

By Sead Fadilpašić published 18 December 25

The company named its chatbot "Copilot" and promises better productivity for sales, marketing, and customer success departments.

PayPal user beware - experts warn subscriptions being abused to send fake purchase emails

By Sead Fadilpašić published 17 December 25

A legitimate PayPal platform is being abused to bypass email protections and send phishing messages.

AWS systems targeted by crypto mining scam using hijacked IAM credentials

By Sead Fadilpašić published 17 December 25

The attacks were stopped, but they could always return - if users don't strengthen their passwords.

Firefox security warning - multiple browser addons found to be riddled with malware, so be on your guard

By Sead Fadilpašić published 17 December 25

More than a dozen Firefox extensions were secretly stealing money from affiliates and tracking people's behavior.

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Experts warn Chinese "Ink Dragon" hackers extend reach into European governments

By Sead Fadilpašić published 17 December 25

Several dozen entities were recently targeted with an updated backdoor.

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Fortinet products hit by further security flaws - giving hackers access to systems and more

By Sead Fadilpašić published 17 December 25

Two new Fortinet flaws are being actively abused in the wild in reconnaissance attacks.

Pornhub cyberattack sees some Premium members data stolen - here's what we know so far

By Sead Fadilpašić published 16 December 25

ShinyHunters claims responsibility for the attack, saying they stole almost 100GB of sensitive Pornhub Premium user data.

Soundcloud confirms data breach - user info stolen, here's what you need to know

By Sead Fadilpašić published 16 December 25

About a fifth of Soundcloud's user base had email details stolen, but banking and login information was unaffected

Amazon says Russian hackers behind major cyber campaign to target Western energy sector

By Sead Fadilpašić published 16 December 25

For years, the GRU was snooping in critical infrastructure firms by abusing misconfigurations and zero-days, Amazon says.

This Google Chrome extension has been silently stealing every AI prompt its users enter

By Sead Fadilpašić published 16 December 25

Malicious Chrome extension has also been stealing AI responses and sharing the data with other companies.

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French government hit by cyberattack - Interior Ministry confirms email systems hit

By Sead Fadilpašić published 16 December 25

Speculation rises over the identity and motives of unknown hackers.