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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Record number of UK businesses hit by nation state attacks as attackers weaponize AI

By Sead Fadilpašić published

IT decision-makers worry about the consequences of an all-out cyber-war and the effects on critical infrastructure.

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Notorious online data leak market BreachForums taken down by whitehat heroes

By Sead Fadilpašić published

BreachForums is no more - but for how long?

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This Wing FTP Server flaw is being actively exploited in attacks – CISA says mitigate now

By Sead Fadilpašić published

CISA adds a new vulnerability to KEV, signaling abuse in the wild.

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Cybercriminals using AI for fraud are making far more profit, Interpol claims

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Polishing phishing emails and cloning voices are just some of the ways crooks use AI to boost their campaigns.

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Stryker hackers allegedly wiped tens of thousands of devices without using any malware

By Sead Fadilpašić published

They used a legitimate Microsoft service and a set of compromised credentials.

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'People are facing sophisticated, global, organized criminal networks': Google joins forces with online partners to fight scams and fraud

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Google has joined the Industry Accord Against Online Scams & Fraud, promising more efforts in the fight.

Cyber-security

Massive Interpol operation takes down 45,000 IP addresses and leads to 94 arrests

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Operation Synergia III took half a year and included 72 countries

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Poland blocks cyberattack that targeted nuclear research facility

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Politicians are blaming Iran but not everyone is sold on that idea.

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Companies House online filing back to normal after glitch allowed users to change directors' details

By Sead Fadilpašić published

In theory, someone could have exfiltrated sensitive data, but it would be an extremely tedious undertaking.

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Fortinet patches FortiGate Firewall vulnerabilities that allowed hackers to steal enterprise credentials

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Three bugs were recently fixed, all three with a critical severity score.

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Loblaw confirms data breach - Canadian retail giant says 'basic customer information' affected

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Hackers access "non-critical part of the IT network" at Loblaw, and stole names, emails, and phone numbers.

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Veeam says critical security flaws may be exposing backup servers to RCE attacks

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Veeam patches three critical-severity flaws and two high-severity issues.

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Major SocksEscort proxy network powered by Linux malware taken down by FBI and other police forces

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The 15-year-old malicious network was finally taken down, servers and domains were seized.

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Telus Digital confirms breach - hackers allegedly stole 'almost 1 petabyte of data'

By Sead Fadilpašić published

ShinyHunters take the blame, saying they grabbed GCP credentials in the Salesloft Drift fiasco.

Starbucks reveals venti data breach, hundreds of employees possibly affected

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Starbucks HR and workplace platform attacked, and sensitive data pulled.

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Best HR software of 2026

By Nicholas Fearn last updated

Updated We list the best HR software, to make it simple and easy to navigate employee wages, performance and recruitment efficiently.

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'The prevailing wisdom used to be that macOS was at lower risk of malware infection compared to Windows...that’s no longer the case': Experts warn Mac infostealers are on the rise - here's how to stay safe

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Three distinct campaigns recently spotted by Sophos, all targeting MacOS users with infostealers.

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'In 2026, cybercrime has reached a point of total convergence': New research claims AI attacks are taking over — so how can your business stay safe?

By Sead Fadilpašić published

AI attacks, identity theft, and ransomware, are combining. What could possibly go wrong?

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Another worrying WordPress plugin security flaw could put 250,000 websites at risk

By Sead Fadilpašić published

WordPress plugin Ally was carrying an SQL injection flaw that allowed data exfiltration.

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Experts reveal 'LeakyLooker' flaws let hackers gain access to user information in Google Looker Studio, so be on your guard

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Nine bugs were found in Google's Looker Studio which could have allowed outside access.

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'An unprecedented blow': US medtech giant Stryker suffers global outage after apparent Iranian cyberattack

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Handala allegedly wipes thousands of mobile phones, computers, and servers belonging to Stryker.

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Hackers hijack WordPress sites to spread malware using fake CAPTCHA

By Sead Fadilpašić published

A ClickFix attack can come in all shapes and sizes, including through compromised WordPress websites.

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This 'fascinating' Microsoft Excel security flaw teams up spreadsheets and Copilot Agent to steal data

By Sead Fadilpašić published

There's more than one way to skin an Excel table, and this one abuses Copilot.

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HPE warns of dangerous security flaw which could allow Aruba OS password resets

By Sead Fadilpašić published

HPE says it fixed five major flaws recently, including one deemed 'critical'.

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Asus routers hijacked to power dangerous cybercrime proxy network - here's what we know

By Sead Fadilpašić published

KadNap is being used to create Doppelgänger, a network with 14,000+ devices targeting Asus routers.

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