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

Millions of UK healthcare worker records exposed in massive software breach

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Researchers found unprotected database containing ID cards and other sensitive data.

Anonymous Hacker

"Downfall" of 4chan? Infamous site hit with alleged hack as attackers cause major outage, leak source code

By Sead Fadilpašić published

"Nothing of value was lost", 4chan says, despite rumored attack

Trojan

Sophisticated new ResolverRAT malware targeting healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The RAT loads in memory only and tries hard to persist on infected endpoints.

ZoneAlarm

ZoneAlarm review

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Cheap protection against phishing with a firewall

Code Skull

Top kidney dialysis firm hit by damaging ransomware attack

By Sead Fadilpašić published

DaVita confirmed suffering an attack that crippled its operations, says investigation is ongoing.

Cyberattack

US government contractor Conduent says hackers were able to steal some client files

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The January 2025 breach resulted in a data breach, Conduent confirms to the US government.

China

Chinese police accuse NSA of 'advanced' cyberattacks

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The attacks allegedly took place in February 2025, and included a pair of US universities.

Hacking warning on a computer screen.

Potentially huge Hertz data breach sees customer personal info and driver licenses stolen

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The number of affected Hertz customers is "not in the millions", the company says.

Hacking warning on a computer screen.

"Slopsquatting" attacks are using AI-hallucinated names resembling popular libraries to spread malware

By Sead Fadilpašić published

AI doesn't always hallucinate a different open source package, and this error can be mapped out and used in attacks.

Total AV

TotalAV review

By Sead Fadilpašić last updated

TotalAV's security products pack in a lot of features but have a hard time keeping up with rivals.

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This worrying Microsoft 365 phishing kit has seen a huge upgrade, experts warn

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Tycoon2FA has gotten a major upgrade, making it more difficult to spot and analyze.

Chrome 90 Browser for iOS

Millions of Google Chrome users could be at risk from these dodgy extensions

By Sead Fadilpašić published

It's possible that some of the Chrome extensions act as infostealers, researchers are saying.

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Top US lab testing firm hit with major data leak, exposes health info on 1.6 million users

By Sead Fadilpašić published

LSC confirms data breach in a press release.

Avast cybersecurity

Microsoft Defender is getting a useful upgrade to help stop endpoint attacks

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Undiscovered IP addresses will not be trusted by default, but admins will be able to change the settings at any time.

Facebook on laptop

Mark Zuckerberg allegedly offered US data to China in bid to enter market, ex-Meta exec tells Senate

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Facebook called the accusations "divorced from reality and riddled with false claims".

security

Oracle says "obsolete servers" hacked, denies cloud breach

By Sead Fadilpašić published

A recent hack keeps making headlines as hackers sell the data, but Oracle downplays its importance.

security

Top US sensor maker Sensata hit by worrying ransomware attack

By Sead Fadilpašić published

No threat actors have assumed responsibility for the Sensata attack yet.

Wix App Builder

The world's leading website builder just launched an AI-powered agent and it's designed to help grow your business

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Astro boasts “hundreds” of different skills and capabilities, with more being added every day.

Cyberattack

Russian hackers hit military mission in Ukraine with info-stealing malware on external drives

By Sead Fadilpašić published

GammaSteel infostealer found on infected devices belonging to a Western military operation in Ukraine.

WordPress on a laptop

WordPress plugin auth bypass exploited almost immediately after disclosure

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Just hours after plugin bug was disclosed, hackers started scanning for vulnerable instances.

Dark Web monitoring

ESET security scanner vulnerability used to deploy TCESB malware

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Kaspersky found a threat actor abusing the popular EPP solution in BYOVD attacks.

Computer Hacked, System Error, Virus, Cyber attack, Malware Concept. Danger Symbol

Operation Endgame follow-up leads to detentions across Smoakloader ecosystem

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Smokeloader customers were arrested, and their homes searched in a follow-up to the 2024 Operation Endgame.

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US businesses are the top target for ransomware in 2025 so far

By Sead Fadilpašić published

US SMBs in manufacturing are particular targets, although IT and services aren't faring much better.

Website screenshot for Vipre EDR

Vipre EDR review

By Nate Drake last updated

On paper it all looks great, but what is Vipre EDR like in action?

A computer being guarded by cybersecurity.

This critical FortiSwitch flaw allows hackers to change admins passwords, and they can even do it remotely

By Sead Fadilpašić published

There is a patch and a workaround, so make sure you apply at least one.

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