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

Data leak

Massive Chinese data breach allegedly spills 8.7 billion records - here's what we know

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Someone kept a gigantic database unlocked on the internet, allowing researchers (and likely, hackers, too) to find it.

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More than 40,000 WordPress sites affected by new malware flaw - find out if you're affected

By Sead Fadilpašić published

A popular WordPress quiz plugin can be abused to mount SQL injection attacks, but a patch is available.

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Microsoft warns infostealer malware is 'rapidly expanding beyond traditional Windows-focused campaigns' and targeting Mac devices

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Hackers are increasingly targeting macOS users with social engineering and infostealers, Microsoft warns.

How to delete your account at Amazon, Facebook, Google or Microsoft

Linux users report Microsoft's Visual Studio Code Snap package isn't actually deleting files

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Many users have run out of disk space entirely, and a patch is nowhere in sight.

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Coinbase reveals insider breach did take place, customer info compromised

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Info on roughly 30 people was exposed in a new insider incident at Coinbase.

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AI agent social media network Moltbook is a security disaster - millions of credentials and other details left unsecured

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Moltbook leaked email addresses and private messages.

Russia

Russian hackers are targeting a new Office 365 zero-day, so patch now or face attack

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Ukraine's defenders have spotted a new hacking attack using a freshly fixed Office flaw.

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Dangerous new malware targets macOS devices via OpenVSX extensions - here's how to stay safe

By Sead Fadilpašić published

GlassWorm malware is expanding to open source platforms, targeting macOS users with infostealers.

Zero-day attack

Panera Bread data breach much more serious than we thought - over 5 million customers were hit, new reports claim

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Panera Bread customer data leaked on the dark web, allowing researchers to determine how many people were hit.

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Notepad++ hit by suspected Chinese state-sponsored hackers - here's what we know so far

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Notepad++ targeted and used to deliver poisoned updates to a select group of victims.

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'The breadth of targeted cloud platforms continues to expand': Google's security team takes a look at how ShinyHunters have rolled out so many SSO scams recently

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Mandiant analyzed ShinyHunters' MO, detailing how it steals login and MFA codes.

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Canada Computers & Electronics reveals data breach - customer data exposed, here's what we know

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Some customers see credit card information also exposed, with police already notified.

Russian ransomware hackers allegedly hit Tulsa airport in cyberattack, dump private files online as proof

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The infamous Qilin group strikes again, this time targeting a major US airport.

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MongoDB instances are being hit in data extortion attacks, so make sure you're protected

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Hackers are hunting for vulnerable MongoDB servers and there are reportedly many to choose from.

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Major health provider data breach may have affected thousands more people - over 700k now thought to have been hit

By Sead Fadilpašić published

TriZetto Provider Solutions breach was spotted in October 2025 after hackers lurked for almost a year.

DDoS attack

The biggest DDoS attack ever has been detected - but fortunately you probably barely noticed it

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Cloudflare mitigated a major attack on a telco which broke all previous records.

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Over 175,000 publicly exposed Ollama AI servers discovered worldwide - so fix now

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Exposed servers are being used for LLMjacking, creating malicious content and being sold on the black market.

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This dangerous North Korean malware has now split into three entities for maximum impact

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Labyrinth Chollima is morphing into three separate entities, engaging in cyber-espionage, and crypto theft, against firms in the west.

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Hugging Face platform hijacked to send out Android malware - here's what we know so far

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Popular AI platform Hugging Face is being used for Android malware which can take over compromised devices.

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The 5 best website builders for agencies in 2026

By Owain Williams last updated

These website builders have unique and dedicated tools to help your agency grow.

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Best business phone system of 2026

By Brian Turner last updated

Updated We list the best business phone systems, to make it simple and easy to make your business calls flexible and secure using software.

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Marquis confirms data breach, point finger of blame at SonicWall firewall

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Marquis wants SonicWall to pay for the damages, but firewall maker asks for proof that two incidents are linked.

How to prevent cyberattacks

Dating apps Bumble and Match reportedly hit in cyberattack - user data potentially stolen, here's what we know

By Sead Fadilpašić published

ShinyHunters strike again, and this time they're targeting dating apps.

Main

Top antivirus hacked to push out a malicious update - find out if you're affected

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Popular antivirus program eScan was used as a malware launchpad, deploying a backdoor to a small subset of users.

Trojan

Fake Moltbot AI assistant just spreads malware - so AI fans, watch out for scams

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Crooks are impersonating popular Moltbot AI assistant to deploy trojan malware, so be on your guard.

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