Articles by 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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Huge OneFly data breach sees traveler IDs and payment details leaked

By Sead Fadilpašić published 12 February 26

Full payment data, in cleartext, was leaked, affecting at least 6,000 OneFly customers.

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Apple fixes dangerous zero-day flaw affecting macOS, iOS and more - update now to avoid 'extremely sophisticated attack'

By Sead Fadilpašić published 12 February 26

Bug was used in an "extremely sophisticated attack" against "specific individuals" using Apple devices.

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Best accounting software for small business of 2026

By Rob Clymo last updated 12 February 26

Updated We list the best accounting software for small business, to make it simple and easy to bookkeep your expenses and discover your tax liabilities.

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Microsoft patches concerning Windows 11 Notepad security flaw - Markdown issues could have let hackers slip in malware without warning

By Sead Fadilpašić published 12 February 26

Microsoft Patch Tuesday addresses high-severity flaw in Windows 11 Notepad that enabled remote code execution attacks.

Best small business software of 2026

By David Nield last updated 12 February 26

Updated We list the best small business software, to make it simple and easy to improve productivity at little to no extra cost.

Claude desktop extension can be hijacked to send out malware by a simple Google Calendar event

By Sead Fadilpašić published 12 February 26

AI assistants apparently can't distinguish between instructions and data, and that is at the center of many zero-click prompt injection attacks.

North Korean hackers use AI-generated video to deliver malware for macOS and Windows

By Sead Fadilpašić published 11 February 26

UNC1069 has gotten super creative lately, using a mix of Business Telegram Compromise, deepfakes, and malware.

Beware, this fake site offers up a malicious 7-Zip installer laced with malware

By Sead Fadilpašić published 11 February 26

Fake 7zip.com site sounds incredible, but don't be fooled.

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Solarwinds WHD flaws exploited in attacks targeting servers and credentials

By Sead Fadilpašić last updated 11 February 26

Two flaws are being actively used to target multiple organizations.

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Conduent data breach might have been much worse than initially expected

By Sead Fadilpašić last updated 11 February 26

Tens of millions of people are most likely affected by the January 2025 Conduent breach.

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Thousands of Volvo customers possibly affected in major data breach - 17,000 affected, here's what we know

By Sead Fadilpašić published 11 February 26

The Conduent breach keeps getting worse, with Volvo North America now involved.

Singapore says its four largest phone companies were hit by Chinese hackers

By Sead Fadilpašić published 11 February 26

UNC3886 thought to be behind attacks after allegedly exploiting zero-days in firewalls.

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SmarterTools network breached using auth-bypass attack against single unpatched virtual machine

By Sead Fadilpašić published 10 February 26

Just one neglected server was enough to suffer a ransomware infection but this time, the damage was minimal.

BeyondTrust RCE flaw lets hackers run code without logging in

By Sead Fadilpašić published 10 February 26

A 9.9/10 bug was found in multiple BeyondTrust products, but a patch is already available.

58% of Brits faced significant online risk in 2025 – increased AI usage is reducing digital trust

By Sead Fadilpašić published 10 February 26

Fraud and cyberbullying seem to be the biggest issues that risk blocking youth from access to valuable technology.

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Huge stalkerware data breach sees 500,000 records leaked by hacktivists

By Sead Fadilpašić published 10 February 26

Someone targeted a company operating multiple stalkerware apps and leaked names, email addresses, and partial payment card data.

BridgePay payments system knocked offline by ransomware attack

By Sead Fadilpašić published 9 February 26

US Secret Service gets involved, as merchants report cash payments only.

Best scheduling app of 2026

By Brian Turner last updated 9 February 26

Buying Guide We list the best scheduling apps, to make it simple and easy to make time for planning and meetings.

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Flickr confirms data breach, tells customers their private info may have been affected - here's what we know

By Sead Fadilpašić published 9 February 26

Popular image sharing site had its data compromised in a third-party breach.

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'Digital squatting' hits new levels as hackers target brand domains

By Sead Fadilpašić published 9 February 26

Impersonation comes in many shapes and forms, and stealing domains seems to be one of them.

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Top photo ID apps leak user data - over 150,000 thought to have been affected

By Sead Fadilpašić published 9 February 26

Database misconfigurations resulted in a huge data leak which hackers already picked up on.

Anthropic says its new Opus 4.6 platform found over 500 previously unknown high-severity security flaws in open-source libraries during testing

By Sead Fadilpašić published 6 February 26

New Opus improves significantly than the previous generation, Anthropic says, urging defenders to deploy it ASAP.

Top investment platform hit in data breach - over 1.4 million Betterment accounts exposed

By Sead Fadilpašić published 6 February 26

Betterment accounts were not compromised, but users might start getting phishing emails.

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Best HR software of 2025

By Nicholas Fearn last updated 6 February 26

Updated We list the best HR software, to make it simple and easy to better manage employee wages and benefits.

Substack data breach confirmed: user phone numbers email addresses all stolen in attack, here's what we know

By Sead Fadilpašić published 6 February 26

Popular creator platform Substack breached in October 2025, but hasn't noticed until months later.

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