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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Security researcher uncovers 17,000 secrets in public GitLab repositories

By Sead Fadilpašić published 1 December 25

After scanning the entire public database, he found thousands of secrets that could be used in cyberattacks.

Millions of footballers see info leaked after French Football Federation suffers data breach

By Sead Fadilpašić published 1 December 25

Hackers stole people's names and email addresses after compromising an internal account.

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Malicious LLMs are letting even unskilled hackers to craft dangerous new malware

By Sead Fadilpašić published 28 November 25

Two chatbots designed exclusively for cybercrime - and one is completely free to use.

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Excited for your Christmas bonus? So are scammers - so make sure you check your emails carefully

By Sead Fadilpašić published 28 November 25

Be careful about those year-end bonus emails from HR - they might not be authentic, experts warn.

Best eSIM for Turkey in 2025

By Stefan Ionescu last updated 28 November 25

We list the best eSIMs for Turkey, to make it simple and easy to get the best cell coverage when on holiday in Turkey (Türkiye).

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Take extra care shopping for Black Friday deals - experts find thousands of fake websites looking to steal your details

By Sead Fadilpašić published 28 November 25

Black Friday is a great opportunity for cybercriminals and scammers, so be on your guard.

Microsoft Teams guest access could let hackers bypass some critical security protections

By Sead Fadilpašić published 28 November 25

Experts say to limit external Microsoft Teams guest invitations to trusted domains only.

Zendesk users targeted by Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters hackers and fake support sites

By Sead Fadilpašić published 28 November 25

There's more to the Salesforce attacks than meets the eye - other platforms are being spoofed too.

Asus warns of new security flaw affecting AiCloud routers - here's what we know

By Sead Fadilpašić published 27 November 25

Asus fixes critical-severity flaw affecting multiple firmware versions.

Malicious Blender model files deliver StealC infostealing malware

By Sead Fadilpašić published 27 November 25

Another open source platform being abused to infect users with infostealers.

Popular JavaScript library can be hacked to allow attackers into user accounts

By Sead Fadilpašić published 27 November 25

A package with 26 million weekly downloads carried a major flaw which has since been addressed.

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This devious botnet tried a trial run during the recent AWS outage - so when will it be back?

By Sead Fadilpašić published 27 November 25

Another child of Mirai was spotted in the wild - but this one flashed only briefly.

Asahi confirms cyberattack leaked data on 1.5 million customers

By Sead Fadilpašić published 27 November 25

Japanese beermaker says company-issued PCs were infected and customer data likely nabbed.

New macOS malware chain could cause a major security headache - here's what we know

By Sead Fadilpašić published 26 November 25

North Korean hackers are targeting macOS devs now with fake jobs and a ClickFix approach.

Ransomware hackers attack SMBs being acquired to try and gain access to multiple companies

By Sead Fadilpašić published 26 November 25

Many businesses acquired over the summer came with an infection, which then spilled over to the buyer's network.

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By Sead Fadilpašić last updated 26 November 25

One of the top website builders is giving TechRadar readers a 10% discount for Black Friday.

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Emergency alert systems across US disrupted following OnSolve CodeRED cyberattack

By Sead Fadilpašić published 26 November 25

INC Ransom claimed responsibility for the attack.

SitusAMC hack may have exposed data at major financial heavyweights

By Sead Fadilpašić published 26 November 25

A company providing the backend for finance giants was breached, with the damage still being assessed.

Watch out coders - top code formatting sites are apparently exposing huge amounts of user data

By Sead Fadilpašić published 26 November 25

People are willingly uploading secrets to JSONFormatter and CodeBeautify, where hackers can easily pick them up.