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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Websites are using this FROST-y new technique to spy on users by snooping on their SSD activity

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

A new side-channel attack was discovered but exploiting it is not as easy as it sounds.

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GCHQ debuts world-first AI cyber defense system to detect threats across critical national infrastructure, airlines, telecoms, and major companies

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

The UK wants to use AI to defend against Russia and China's "relentless attacks" on critical infrastructure.

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Hackers abuse UltraVNC, Splashtop, and ScreenConnect to hijack business PCs

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Numerous legitimate tools being used in RMM attacks against Brazilian targets.

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Hackers are turning up to victim's work dressed as IT support to install malware in-person, FBI warns

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

If a remote session fails, hackers will come to install malware in person.

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'Threat actors are adapting social engineering and monetization strategies to modern user behavior': Microsoft warns AI chatbots may be sending victims to malicious websites — so be on your guard when clicking

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

What happens when an AI recommends a tool, and that tool ends up being malicious?

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Los Angeles transit system hack blamed on Iranian attackers - but they might not have worked alone

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Some researchers believe the attack was the work of the Iranian government, not hacktivists.

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'Adversaries are no longer just targeting products, they're targeting the developers who build them': CrowdStrike takes down major botnet targeting developers across the world

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

The Glassworm botnet is no more, thanks to coordinated efforts between CrowdStrike, Google, and the Shadowserver Foundation.

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Worrying open-source security issue 'BadHost' could affect millions of AI agents, experts warn

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

The risk is "materially understated", researchers are saying as passwords and critical data can be exfiltrated.

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Charter Communications confirms data breach — ShinyHunters blamed after threat to leak user info online

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

ShinyHunters claims 40 million stolen records, including names, but Chartered says no PII taken.

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Hackers claim to be selling 340 million stolen OnlyFans records — but experts are already skeptical on how serious hack is

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

OnlyFans says the claims are false, so users can breathe easy.

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Kash Patel's 'BasedApparel' website is apparently hosting ClickFix malware

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

The malware targets macOS users only and serves commodity infostealers.

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Trump Mobile probing second major data leak — additional breach allegedly exposes personal info of 27,000 pre-order customers

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Trump Mobile website had a security vulnerability, through which contact data was seeping.

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Ghost CMS flaw hijacked to target hundreds of websites with ClickFix attacks — here's how to stay safe

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

A critical-level flaw in a popular CMS, patched months ago, is now being abused.

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Best eSIM for Turkey in 2026

By Stefan Ionescu Last updated

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).

AI-generated threats are hitting businesses harder than ever - do you know what to look out for?

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Crooks are using AI to create entire fake personas and bypass KYC, experts warn.

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Best eSIMs for Morocco for 2026

By Stefan Ionescu Last updated

Planning a trip to Morocco this summer? We've rounded up the best eSIM options to keep you connected on your trip.

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FBI warns of Kali phishing scam hitting Microsoft OAuth tokens — warns 'Kali365 lowers the barrier of entry, providing less-technical attackers access to AI-generated phishing lures'

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

A new phishing kit is being offered on Telegram allowing even newbie hackers an easy way to grab OAuth tokens.

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Trend Micro users beware - dangerous Apex One zero-day exploited in the wild

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

CISA has already added the flaw to its KEV database.

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'This is a sales tactic': Experts warn ransomware hackers will often lower their prices - with some giving discounts up to 96%

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Ransomware actors use a whole range of different tactics to persuade victims to pay the demands.

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GitHub hit with another major attack — Megalodon hits over 5,000 repos with malware-laden commits

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

A TeamPCP copycat was just spotted hitting thousands of GitHub repos with an infostealer.

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'After one month, most partners have each found hundreds of critical- or high-severity vulnerabilities': Anthropic claims Mythos has found over ten thousand major security vulnerabilities across 'the most systemically important software in the world'

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Anthropic illustrates the first months of Mythos Preview, saying it discovered thousands of critical and high-severity bugs.

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Another major Linux security flaw revealed — nine-year old issue could spell disaster for users

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

There was a way to elevate normal Linux users' privileges to root, granting threat actors admin access.

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Cisco tried using AI to write security incident reports — and things didn't really go as planned

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

There are many challenges with generating long-form reports with AI, even with specific sources and instructions.

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'You have no way to revoke it faster or confirm when it stops working': Experts find Google API keys are still usable, even after you delete them

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

For more than 20 minutes after deletion, some Google API keys can still be used, apparently creating a major security gap.

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Microsoft confirms two major Defender security issues — so update now or face possible attack

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

CISA confirms two bugs being actively exploited in the wild, as Microsoft releases patches.

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