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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English learning app used by Sony and Paramount put millions of users at risk

By Sead Fadilpašić published 27 March 26

Five million Japanese have had their recordings leak to the internet through a misconfigured Google Cloud database.

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TikTok for Business accounts targeted in phishing campaign — here's how to stay safe

By Sead Fadilpašić published 27 March 26

TikTok for Business users warned not to click any shady links, especially those recently registered through Nicenic.

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This popular app builder is being abused to trick users - here's what we know

By Sead Fadilpašić last updated 27 March 26

Bubble.io's good name is being tarnished by advanced and convincing phishing lures.

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These are the biggest risks businesses see around using AI - including the most 'extreme' threats

By Sead Fadilpašić published 26 March 26

Businesses are rushing to implement AI, despite obvious risks to security.

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Huge numbers of web stores are facing attack from this dangerous new malware

By Sead Fadilpašić published 26 March 26

Hackers are actively using PolyShell against major brands and other ecommerce sites.

'A sophisticated threat that is quietly reshaping the economics of digital fraud': How hackers are employing virtual cloud phones to power major scams

By Sead Fadilpašić published 26 March 26

Cloud phones are the latest tool to be used against banking app users and the security community should take notice.

'Cybercriminals are industrializing deception': new report reveals how major global cybercrime syndicates have infiltrated trusted domains with millions now at risk - here's what you need to know

By Sead Fadilpašić published 26 March 26

Exclusive Outdated software, crypto fraud, and fake ecommerce sites are running rampant, losing people money and web assets.

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Ajax suffers major own goal as data breach hits personal info of 300,000 fans

By Sead Fadilpašić published 26 March 26

A bug in an app allowed a hacker to view and tamper with the data, but a fix has since been implemented.

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Top LLM PyPl package compromised to steal user details - here's what we know

By Sead Fadilpašić published 25 March 26

Aqua Security’s Trivy vulnerability scanner compromise is trickling down into a hugely popular Python package.

11 million students possibly at risk after classroom software used by millions hacked

By Sead Fadilpašić published 25 March 26

Infinite Campus was breached by ShinyHunters - but says it won't negotiate with the attackers.

Millions possibly affected by data breach at dermatology giant QualDerm

By Sead Fadilpašić published 25 March 26

QualDerm is notifying people about a data breach which exposed their personal and health information.

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US workers think they're pretty good at spotting phishing emails - but the reality is quite different

By Sead Fadilpašić published 25 March 26

Training is one thing - but many workers many fail to spot the difference when it comes to phishing scams.

HackerOne says employees hit by data breach - and Navia hack is to blame

By Sead Fadilpašić published 25 March 26

Earlier attack on Navia trickled down to affect HackerOne employees too.

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'We are continuing to monitor the situation closely': Crunchyroll investigating breach which reportedly stole data on 6.8 million users

By Sead Fadilpašić published 24 March 26

A support agent's computer was infected with malware, giving a hacker 24 hours of play time inside Crunchyroll's network.

This tax-themed malvertising attack can blind security software before it arrives — and then unleashes ransomware

By Sead Fadilpašić published 24 March 26

If you're rushing to file your taxes, be extra careful - crooks are betting on your sloppiness.

'Traces of unauthorized access': Mazda confirms data breach exposing employee and partner data — here's what we know

By Sead Fadilpašić published 24 March 26

A handful of Mazda records were exfiltrated - but no one has claimed responsibility yet.

This Premium WordPress plugin and theme have been compromised – here's how to check your website hasn't been infected

By Sead Fadilpašić published 24 March 26

BuddyBoss had its update server compromised and used to push a poisoned update.