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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RoboForm is celebrating World Password day by offering a 60% discount on its premium plan

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Grab one of the best password managers out there for a handful of dollars.

DDoS attack

DDoS attacks in 2025 have already surpassed the 2024 total

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Hyper-volumetric DDoS attacks are all the rage these days.

WooCommerce

WooCommerce phishing campaign uses fake patch to lure victims into installing backdoors

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Researchers are warning about a large-scale, sophisticated attack targeting WooCommerce users.

Password

Businesses are facing increased identity-based attacks, and rouge applications are a top culprit

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Many firms lost $100,000 and more to these attacks.

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FBI places bounty on Salt Typhoon, $10 million for info on infamous Chinese hacking group

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The FBI is looking for the public's help identifying key players in attacks on US critical infrastructure.

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World Password Day is just around the corner and Keeper is offering 50% off on all its plans

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Plans are available for individuals, families, and businesses.

Coinbase Visa

Coinbase 2FA error fixed after many believed their account was hacked

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The crypto exchange fixed a confusing flaw allegedly used in social engineering.

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Craft CMS zero-day exploited to compromise hundreds of vulnerable servers

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Two new bugs were recently discovered being chained in attacks.

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Almost a million patients hit by Frederick Health data breach

By Sead Fadilpašić published

No one has assumed responsibility for January 2025 breach that saw names, SSNs, and more stolen.

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A worrying stealthy Linux security bug could put your systems at risk - here's what we know

By Sead Fadilpašić published

A Linux kernel, disabled on Android and ChromeOS, is causing trouble as it enables stealthy rootkits.

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Microsoft is paying out some huge rewards for spotting AI security issues

By Sead Fadilpašić published

You can earn up to $30,000 (and possibly more) for finding critical flaws in Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platinum.

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Commvault backup systems have an extremely worrying security issue, so patch now

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Commvault bug affects multiple versions, but a patch is already available.

healthcare

Major data breach at healthcare giant Yale Health affects 5.5 million people - here's what we know

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Yale Health has confirmed suffering a cyberattack, with millions affected.

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Cyberattacks surged in 2025, with third party attacks seeing a huge rise

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Verizon data breach report finds third-party attacks doubled in 2024, and were present in 30% of all attacks.

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Asus patches security flaw which could have bricked servers

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The bug could also be used for malware and ransomware infections.

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Wix just launched a tool that aims to take website personalization to the next level

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The Adaptive Content application dynamically alters website copy depending on who's reading.

Data leak

Top employee monitoring app leaks 21 million screenshots on thousands of users

By Sead Fadilpašić published

WorkComposer has been leaking screenshots of user activity on the clear web, but the database has since been locked down.

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LinkedIn adds new verification tool to ensure security across the internet

By Sead Fadilpašić published

"Verified on LinkedIn" can now be displayed elsewhere on the internet, including Adobe’s Content Authenticity.

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Companies are increasingly using AI for cybersecurity protection - now will it work?

By Sead Fadilpašić published

AI is increasingly being used in cyberattacks, so how about cyberdefense?

GlassWire

GlassWire review

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Glasswire is the perfect complement to Windows Firewall.

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A huge online fraud operation is hijacking WordPress sites to send out 1.4 billion ad requests per day

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Operation has since been choked, but it's not entirely dead yet.

XRP

Ripple cryptocurrency software library hit by major security issue, wallets under threat

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Malicious commits were uploaded to NPM but quickly removed.

Zero-day attack

Major electronics store sees millions of user records allegedly leaked online

By Sead Fadilpašić published

A database stolen from French retail company Boulanger in 2024 is now being offered for free.

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Best POS system for retail of 2025

By Sarah Rogers last updated

We list the best POS systems for retail, to make it simple and easy to take payments in store as well as on the go at trade events and markets.

Zoom

Zoom remote control feature abused for crypto stealing cyberattacks

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Hackers are impersonating both Bloomberg and Zoom in a brand new social engineering attack.

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