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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Fake video conferencing apps are targeting Web3 workers to steal their data

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Crooks are trying to deploy infostealers, and steal cryptocurrency, using fake job ads.

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Mitel collaboration software zero-day strings along a previously patched vulnerability

By Sead Fadilpašić published

A new flaw has not yet been patched.

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US critical infrastructure hit once again by a new group on the scene

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The group seems to be part of a wider cyber-espionage campaign.

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More_eggs malware hatches two new variants for MaaS operation

By Sead Fadilpašić published

RevC2 and Venom Loader are new additions to Venom Spider's MaaS.

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Cyberattack response plans should be mandatory for US telecoms, FCC Chair says

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Once a year, telcos should prove they have a solid incident reponse plan.

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TfL cyberattack bites into profits with £30 million spent on recovery

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Transport for London was hit with a cyberattack early September.

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MirrorFace targets Japan in fresh ANEL and NOOPDOOR spearphishing campaign

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The Chinese want to know how the Japanese view their strained relations with the US.

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Salt Typhoon telecom victims rises to 8, with 'dozens' of countries affected

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The Chinese cyber-espionage campaign seems to be a lot bigger than anyone initially predicted.

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Millions of supposedly private links leaked online by safe link provider

By Sead Fadilpašić published

A company kept an unprotected database on the internet and it ended up looted and destroyed.

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Zyxel, ProjectSend, CyberPanel vulnerabilities actively exploited, so patch now

By Sead Fadilpašić published

CISA adds more bugs to its KEV catalog including a 10/10 haul.

Ransomware

BT Group says it was forced to take some servers offline following ransomware attack

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Black Basta targeted one of its business divisions, but the company claims it wasn't serious.

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Best small and medium business (SMB) firewall software of 2024

By Sead Fadilpašić last updated

We list the best small and medium business (SMB) firewall software, to make it simple and easy to set up a strong defense around your IT assets

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Cisco warns a decade-old vulnerability is back and targeting users

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Cisco bug was also added to CISA's KEV.

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Cloudflare developer domains increasingly abused by threat actors

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Criminals abused Cloudflare's good name in recent phishing attacks.

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Top vodka brand Stoli files for bankruptcy following ransomware attack

By Sead Fadilpašić published

No threat actors have so far assumed responsibility for the attack on Stoli.

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Ransomware attack forces US government contractor ENGlobal to shut down some operations

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The company doesn't know when it will be fully operational again.

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US Government says Salt Typhoon still lurks on telecoms networks, shares some top tips to stay protected

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Months after being spotted, Salt Typhoon is still lurking, CISA says.

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Corrupted Microsoft Word files used to launch phishing attacks

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Word can easily restore these corrupted files, but you should still be on your guard.

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How to choose and set up a business VPN

By Sead Fadilpašić last updated

VPN Here is a cheat sheet to make the search and setup process a breeze.

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MOVEit breach chaos continues, data on hundreds of thousands leaked from Nokia, Morgan Stanley

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Six large companies have had their data leaked, more than a year after the MOVEit drama.

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Javascript files loaded with RATs hits thousands of victims

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Hackers are targeting Russians with infostealers deployed via weaponized JavaScript.

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Linux devices are being hit by LogoFAIL vulnerability, Bootkitty installed

By Sead Fadilpašić published

A year-old vulnerability is used to deploy a brand new bootkit for Linux, called Bootkitty.

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UK is being hit by more cyberattacks than ever before, NCSC warns

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Attacks are increasing, and targeting a wide variety of industries, report warns.

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AWS launches security tool to help businesses recover from cyberattacks

By Sead Fadilpašić published

AWS Security Incident Response wants to do the heavy lifting during security incidents.

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This worrying new phishing attack is going after Microsoft 365 accounts

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Rockstar 2FA is a new phishing kit that allows crooks to bypass MFA and steal session cookies.

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