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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Nintendo confirms data stolen via third-party cyberattack — but sadly no big secrets were revealed

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Shadowbyt3$ is asking for $2 million in exchange for the data, but Nintendo seemingly turned the offer down.

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Apple has fixed a security flaw in Beats Studio Buds which let hackers spy on conversations

By Sead Fadilpašić published

A Beats Studio Buds bug finally gets a patch after a year, which will be deployed next time users connect their headphones.

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Microsoft warns AI agents are being 'AutoJack'-ed to deliver RCE payloads by browsing untrusted websites

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Three minor vulnerabilities chained together can cause a lot of trouble but Microsoft fixed it on time.

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Apple users told to watch out for 'unpatchable' iPhone security issues - here's what we know

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The bug is physical and also very difficult to exploit. Still, it can help jailbreak the device and snoop on the data inside.

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'This marks a sophisticated evolution': Experts warn Claude feature hijacked by hackers to launch major malware campaign

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Shared Chats is being abused to lend legitimacy to ClickFix campaigns targeting software developers.

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'These actors are no longer relying solely on traditional cybercrime': Experts uncover another massive North Korean fake IT worker scam network

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Nisos uncovers a major IT worker scam operation - with North Koreans once again apparently at the helm.

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'This creates a misleading impression of safety': Experts warn of hackers hijacking legitimate news websites and reviews to drum up publicity

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Fake reviews, news articles, and GitHub accounts are a potent mix for promoting malware.

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Fortinet firewalls hit by huge password-stealing attack — around 75,000 users possibly affected

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Researchers discovered a major database containing plaintext passwords.

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Microsoft says it's hard at work on a patch for this worrying Defender zero-day

By Sead Fadilpašić published

RoguePlanet now has a CVE and a patch in the works, a week after the disclosure of a PoC.

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A basic security flaw let a security researcher access internal FIFA systems — and the ability to control World Cup TV streams

By Sead Fadilpašić published

"An attacker could have rickrolled the entire FIFA World Cup" - but luckily the issue was quickly fixed.

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Gamers beware — experts flag Steam Workshop is being abused to spread malware via Wallpaper Engine app

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Even a wallpaper can carry a virus these days, so be careful what you're downloading.

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Hundreds of Android banking and crypto apps hit by dangerous new Rokarolla malware

By Sead Fadilpašić published

A new Android trojan is capable of stealing data from 217 banking and cryptocurrency apps.

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Microsoft Teams users beware — relays hit by ransomware hackers looking to hide malicious traffic

By Sead Fadilpašić published

DragonForce is the first ransomware operator to use this technique that was discovered last year.

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'The credential data leak is dangerous simply because of its enormous size': Experts warn "colossal" breach exposes 24 billion records including personal info

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Someone has been hoarding data leaks from across the web and putting them in a single Elasticsearch instance.

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Google says Chinese hackers attacked Workspace security, hit 'a diverse set of national, state, and private medical entities' including research and defense organizations

By Sead Fadilpašić last updated

Google warns of ongoing data theft campaign attributed to Chinese nation-state attacker.

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Holiday season is here — but watch out, hackers are launching more phishing scams and attacks than ever before

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Firms in hospitality are hit with more than 2,000 attacks every week now, while consumers are being served fake accommodation sites.

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Maine takes down its data breach notification portal after it is flooded by fake claims

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Someone has been posting fake data breach notifications, forcing the Maine Attorney General's Office to act.

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Over 1 million WordPress sites at risk after popular plugin hacked — OptinMonster among those hit in CDN supply-chain attack

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Three popular plugins served malicious JavaScript through a compromised CDN.

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Microsoft 365 Copilot can be turned into a one-click data theft tool — inbox, OneDrive, and SharePoint data all at risk, so patch now

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Varonis found a way to chain three bugs into one exploit that can lead to data exfiltration.

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Will the World Cup be safe? New report finds huge surge in cyberattacks targeting professional sports organizations

By Sead Fadilpašić published

AI is amplifying cybersecurity risk around major sporting events, researchers find.

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'Our research suggests that there are real risks associated with these sites': Experts say some job-search platforms are stealing personal data from job seekers

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Many sites may be selling their users' data to third parties without them knowing.

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Novo Nordisk reveals cyberattack: Ozempic and Wegovy maker says clinical trials data breached

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The company says the data is pseudonymous and apparently can't be linked to actual people.

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FBI takes out huge AI-powered phishing service: Outsider Enterprise was using over a million phishing URLs to steal credit card data and passwords

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Servers, Telegram bots, and money, all seized by the authorities.

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AMD denies researcher $10,000 bug bounty reward — despite spotting critical-severity issue

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The company updated its bug bounty disclosure rules retroactively.

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