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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Wix unveils AI-powered tool for website theme customization

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Color palettes, fonts, and more, can now be arranged with the help of AI, further streamlining the website design process.

security

Chinese banking giant's London HQ targeted by cybercriminals, threatening to leak millions of files

By Sead Fadilpašić published

ICBC has until tomorrow to act, otherwise the files are going public.

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Chinese hackers target Windows servers with SEO poisoning campaign

By Sead Fadilpašić published

So far, a couple dozen websites, scattered mostly throughout Asia, were compromised.

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North Korean Lazarus hackers are using a fake coding test to steal passwords

By Sead Fadilpašić published

North Korean criminals are tweaking their 'fake job' campaign to target Python devs.

Ransomware

Kaspersky security tools hijacked to disable online protection systems

By Sead Fadilpašić published

RansomHub is using a legitimate tool to disable EDRs and deploy stage-two malware, including infostealers.

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Microsoft confesses its recent security updates...broke Windows 10 security patches

By Sead Fadilpašić published

An earlier Windows security patch reverted many updates installed in the past - and the only fix is to install more updates.

Samsung

Devious new cyberattack leaks secrets from LCD screen noise on air-gapped computers

By Sead Fadilpašić published

An LCD display can emit frequencies that can be translated to secrets.

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Ivanti patches serious endpoint management software security bugs, so update now

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The company fixed a maximum severity flaw allowing for remote code execution through its Endpoint Management tools

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Barely any businesses are really that confident about their security protection

By Sead Fadilpašić published

While cyberattacks rise, confidence is at a low, survey finds.

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Crypto fans beware — hundreds of Android apps found using OCR to steal login details

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Apps are looking for passwords stored as screenshots.

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RAMBO attack uses RAM in air-gapped computers to steal data

By Sead Fadilpašić published

RAM's electromagnetic emissions could be used to steal passwords - but it's a lot more difficult than it sounds.

botnet

Quad7 botnet expands, adding SOHO and VPN routers, media servers

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Botnet is also getting better at staying hidden and operating effectively.

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Get LastPass for business for 15% off

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The leading password manager has a great deal going on right now on its Business and Teams plan.

Ransomware

SonicWall devices are coming under attack from major assault

By Sead Fadilpašić published

A recently discovered vulnerability is being actively abused to deploy the Akira encryptor.

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WhatsApp’s ‘View Once’ privacy feature could be easily bypassed due to this bug

By Sead Fadilpašić published

WhatsApp warns you should not be able to view these messages on the web, or in the desktop app, but unfortunately - you can.

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Best identity theft protection of 2024

By Benedict Collins last updated

Updated We list the best identity theft protection services, to make it simple and easy to protect yourself from identity theft and safeguard your personal information.

White House

Serve your country through cyber, White House says

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The White House has a new way to pitch cyber jobs, and it has something to do with serving the country.

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Veeam patches multiple critical remote code execution flaws

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The company fixed a total of 18 flaws recently, five of which were critical in severity.

Data leak

Mystery database containing sensitive info on 762,000 car-owners discovered by researchers

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Someone has been gathering information on Chinese drivers, and keeping it all in a single database.

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Critical remote code execution flaw in Apache OFBiz patched

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The bug is an arbitrary code execution flaw, allowing threat actors to run any code on either Windows, or Linux servers.

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LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress has a critical security vulnerability

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Vulnerable WordPress plugin allows hackers to take over admin accounts.

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New Golang malware capable of cross-platform backdoor attacks spotted in the wild

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Chinese hackers were spotted targeting a Chinese trading company with new malware.

Fake News

Pro-Kremlin propaganda pages seized by US in election interference crackdown

By Sead Fadilpašić published

US law enforcement takes down dozens of fake news websites spreading propaganda.

Ransomware

Cyberattack hits Planned Parenthood and Ransomhub claims responsibility

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Hackers walked away with gigabytes of sensitive data.

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Attackers abuse red teaming tool to deploy Brute Ratel

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Cisco Talos says different groups around the world are abusing the MacroPack framework do deploy malware.

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