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

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.

A new malware service promises to skip Google's review process and get your malware straight onto the Chrome Store

By Sead Fadilpašić published 27 January 26

The malware spoofs entire websites, while keeping the address bar intact.

Experts flag around 800,000 Telnet servers exposed to remote attacks - here's why users should be on their guard

By Sead Fadilpašić published 27 January 26

Hackers are hunting for vulnerable endpoints to deploy Python malware.

Nike investigating mega security breach as hackers claim to have stolen 1.4TB of data

By Sead Fadilpašić published 27 January 26

WorldLeaks adds Nike to its data leak site, but did it steal customer data?

Malicious Microsoft VSCode AI extensions might have hit over 1.5 million users

By Sead Fadilpašić published 26 January 26

Two VSCode extensions are harvesting sensitive data and sending it to China.

More AI malware has been found - and this time, crypto developers are under attack

By Sead Fadilpašić published 26 January 26

KONNI is using AI-generated backdoors to target crypto bros - and security pros should pay attention.

A fish hook is lying across a computer keyboard, representing a phishing attack on a computer system

Hackers are using LLMs to build the next generation of phishing attacks - here's what to look out for

By Sead Fadilpašić published 26 January 26

What if a phishing page was generated on the spot, with no visible malicious code or payload?

'Simply irresponsible': Microsoft confirms it will give your BitLocker encryption keys to the FBI if asked - but there is a way to keep your data private

By Sead Fadilpašić published 26 January 26

Moved called "simply irresponsible" - but there is a way to protect your private data.

Researchers say Russian government hackers were behind attempted Poland power outage

By Sead Fadilpašić published 26 January 26

ESET says Sandworm used a piece of malware called DynoWiper to carry out attack on Polish systems.

Microsoft SharePoint exploited to hack multiple energy firms

By Sead Fadilpašić published 23 January 26

Hackers are abusing SharePoint to break into people's emails and propagate further throughout the networks.

Malware attack virus alert , malicious software infection , cyber security awareness training to protect business

Curl will stop bug bounties program due to avalanche of AI slop

By Sead Fadilpašić published 23 January 26

A small team was being bombarded with submissions, many of which were low-quality, or AI-generated.

A man making a phone call and looking confused

Custom-made 'vishing' kits are attacking SSO accounts across the world - Google, Microsoft and Okta under threat, here's what we know

By Sead Fadilpašić published 23 January 26

The kits are so good that vishing is growing more popular, but there is a solution.

Fortinet FortiGate devices hit in automated attacks which create rogue accounts and steal firewall data

By Sead Fadilpašić published 23 January 26

A recent patch is apparently not working particularly well, and Fortinet is already working on another.

Linux users targeted as crypto-stealing malware hits Snap packages - here's how to stay safe

By Sead Fadilpašić published 23 January 26

There's a "relentless" campaign on the Ubuntu app store, and people are losing their crypto, experts warn.

Best IDE for Python of 2026

By Sead Fadilpašić last updated 23 January 26

Updated We list the best IDE for Python, to make it simple and easy for programmers to manage their Python code with a selection of specialist tools.