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

Worrying open-source security issue 'BadHost' could affect millions of AI agents, experts warn

By Sead Fadilpašić Published 27 May 26

The risk is "materially understated", researchers are saying as passwords and critical data can be exfiltrated.

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Charter Communications confirms data breach — ShinyHunters blamed after threat to leak user info online

By Sead Fadilpašić Published 27 May 26

ShinyHunters claims 40 million stolen records, including names, but Chartered says no PII taken.

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Hackers claim to be selling 340 million stolen OnlyFans records — but experts are already skeptical on how serious hack is

By Sead Fadilpašić Published 26 May 26

OnlyFans says the claims are false, so users can breathe easy.

Kash Patel's 'BasedApparel' website is apparently hosting ClickFix malware

By Sead Fadilpašić Published 26 May 26

The malware targets macOS users only and serves commodity infostealers.

Trump Mobile probing second major data leak — additional breach allegedly exposes personal info of 27,000 pre-order customers

By Sead Fadilpašić Published 26 May 26

Trump Mobile website had a security vulnerability, through which contact data was seeping.

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Ghost CMS flaw hijacked to target hundreds of websites with ClickFix attacks — here's how to stay safe

By Sead Fadilpašić Published 26 May 26

A critical-level flaw in a popular CMS, patched months ago, is now being abused.

Best eSIM for Turkey in 2026

By Stefan Ionescu Last updated 26 May 26

We list the best eSIMs for Turkey, to make it simple and easy to get the best cell coverage when on holiday in Turkey (Türkiye).

AI-generated threats are hitting businesses harder than ever - do you know what to look out for?

By Sead Fadilpašić Published 26 May 26

Crooks are using AI to create entire fake personas and bypass KYC, experts warn.

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Best eSIMs for Morocco for 2026

By Stefan Ionescu Last updated 26 May 26

Planning a trip to Morocco this summer? We've rounded up the best eSIM options to keep you connected on your trip.

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FBI warns of Kali phishing scam hitting Microsoft OAuth tokens — warns 'Kali365 lowers the barrier of entry, providing less-technical attackers access to AI-generated phishing lures'

By Sead Fadilpašić Published 25 May 26

A new phishing kit is being offered on Telegram allowing even newbie hackers an easy way to grab OAuth tokens.

Trend Micro users beware - dangerous Apex One zero-day exploited in the wild

By Sead Fadilpašić Published 25 May 26

CISA has already added the flaw to its KEV database.

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'This is a sales tactic': Experts warn ransomware hackers will often lower their prices - with some giving discounts up to 96%

By Sead Fadilpašić Published 25 May 26

Ransomware actors use a whole range of different tactics to persuade victims to pay the demands.

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GitHub hit with another major attack — Megalodon hits over 5,000 repos with malware-laden commits

By Sead Fadilpašić Published 25 May 26

A TeamPCP copycat was just spotted hitting thousands of GitHub repos with an infostealer.

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'After one month, most partners have each found hundreds of critical- or high-severity vulnerabilities': Anthropic claims Mythos has found over ten thousand major security vulnerabilities across 'the most systemically important software in the world'

By Sead Fadilpašić Published 25 May 26

Anthropic illustrates the first months of Mythos Preview, saying it discovered thousands of critical and high-severity bugs.

Another major Linux security flaw revealed — nine-year old issue could spell disaster for users

By Sead Fadilpašić Published 23 May 26

There was a way to elevate normal Linux users' privileges to root, granting threat actors admin access.

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Cisco tried using AI to write security incident reports — and things didn't really go as planned

By Sead Fadilpašić Published 22 May 26

There are many challenges with generating long-form reports with AI, even with specific sources and instructions.

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'You have no way to revoke it faster or confirm when it stops working': Experts find Google API keys are still usable, even after you delete them

By Sead Fadilpašić Published 22 May 26

For more than 20 minutes after deletion, some Google API keys can still be used, apparently creating a major security gap.

Microsoft confirms two major Defender security issues — so update now or face possible attack

By Sead Fadilpašić Published 22 May 26

CISA confirms two bugs being actively exploited in the wild, as Microsoft releases patches.

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AI-generated code is outpacing every manual remediation model in existence': Nearly all firms admit they have shipped code they know is vulnerable

By Sead Fadilpašić Published 22 May 26

Organizations are rushing to push the code live, ignoring the obvious security risks.

Bizarre Facebook scam falsely offers Aldi “meat boxes” for under $10 — but just steals your card details

By Sead Fadilpašić Published 22 May 26

If you're getting a box of meat for a price of a sandwich, it's probably a scam, researchers explain.

Android users beware — this huge fraud scam campaign hit millions of victims around the world, make sure you're not next

By Sead Fadilpašić Published 21 May 26

Researchers found hundreds of malicious Android apps on the Play Store, generating profits through fake ads.

Nvidia tells users to update GPU drivers now or face possible attack — here's what we know

By Sead Fadilpašić Published 21 May 26

More than a dozen Nvidia GPU flaws were fixed, including several high-severity ones.

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Top arcade game maker leaks nearly 19 million user records via WeChat mini app

By Sead Fadilpašić Published 21 May 26

Researchers found a new Elasticsearch instance containing plenty of sensitive data.

GitHub confirms breach — thousands of internal repositories hit after employee installs malicious VS Code extension

By Sead Fadilpašić Published 21 May 26

TeamPCP continues its attack on open source projects, now apparently asking for $50,000.

'This reveals a broader security problem': Experts warn a key Microsoft legacy tool is still being abused to launch malware campaigns

By Sead Fadilpašić Published 21 May 26

MSHTA is being used for both simple and advanced threats, deploying loaders and infostealers.

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