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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'New arena for strategic rivalry': China’s intelligence chief calls for regulations and guardrails on AI to prevent new arms race

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

AI comes with great risks which need to be managed, China's Minister of State Security says

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Almost 8000 organizations hit by fake voicemail transcript emails in credential phishing attack

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

That voicemail notification in your inbox could be a phishing lure being sent by a cybercriminal.

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RubyGems say OpenAI agents responsible for undisclosed swarm attack against its infrastructure

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Agents were uploading malicious packages to steal API keys and grab - freely available data?

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31,000 Twitch users hit by malicious browser extension — OAuth tokens leaked via Russian proxy network

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

The extension has since been updated to remove the OAuth exfil.

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CISA warns hackers are exploiting max severity GitLab flaw — urges all businesses to patch immediately

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

A 10/10 GitLab flaw was added to CISA's KEV, giving government agencies just three days to patch.

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Microsoft Cloud accounts stolen in highly complex impersonation and passkey phishing campaign

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Passkeys have all but eliminated password theft, so what now? Criminals have a solution.

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Revolut sent identity data, contact details, and documents to hackers posing as a government agency

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Revolut is now being asked to pay a humongous ransom demand to keep the data private.

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Web fraud enters a new age as complete 'synthetic identities' can now be bought for as little as $200 on dark web marketplaces

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Your "digital Frankenstein" can pass KYC and you can get it for $200 on Telegram

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Anthropic reveals rogue AI agents hate CAPTCHAs, just like you

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

"WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH THE ANSWERS?" AI cried, in vain as two seemingly identical crocodiles were shown in the CAPTCHA.

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US Treasury wants banks to be better at filing file cyber scam reports after noting nearly $13 billion in losses since 2023

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Banks need to get better at reporting issues, so the US Treasury has shared a list of red flags and explained how the scams usually go.

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A new Android attack combines malware and ransomware in a cocktail of cybercrime

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Unique malware variant spotted targeting Android users, taking photos with victim cameras before deploying an encryptor.

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Fake GTA 6 malware is on the rise as release date nears — here are some of the worst scams to look out for

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Be careful with websites and Telegram channels offering GTA 6 content, experts warn.

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Oxylabs Review: Pros & Cons, Features, Ratings, Pricing and more

By Stefan Ionescu Last updated

Updated Oxylabs may be a bit more than the competition but this proxy service offers plenty of features and lots to learn.

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Multiple hacking groups found using the same Chrome malware in the same week — so what does it mean?

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Someone is afraid of missing out, as defenders rush to patch things up.

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Beware — these new phishing attacks use a convincing fake Adobe Reader pages to trick victims into installing malware

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Crooks are deploying cheeky browser-in-the-browser techniques to trick victims into downloading RMM tools.

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Experts build WeChat worm able to spread across millions of iPhone and Android devices via phone calls

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Your phone rings, and you're infected - with all of your contacts and messages exposed.

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FBI, NSA warn Chinese AI companies like DeepSeek and Alibaba are reportedly carrying out 'industrial-scale' distillation campaigns to boost their models

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

US AI companies should implement additional mitigations to curb these attempts, agencies warn.

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A worrying ChatGPT bug let strangers read Gmail messages via a hidden cross-account channel

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

OpenAI has shut down this particular path, but general risk remains.

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Massive data breach sees 220 million traveler records exposed — nine years of airline info leaked including passenger and passport details

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

A series of misconfigurations allowed researchers to access a treasure trove of sensitive data - the archive has since been locked down.

Bitcoin

Liquid Network halts new transactions after 'nice guy' hackers steal nearly all its Bitcoin — but then return most of it after a patch is issued

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Liquid Network is still disrupted, but users can breathe a sigh of relief as most of the stolen funds have been returned.

Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365 users hit by two major threat campaigns - fake IT calls and phishing emails target users across the world

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

BigBear 2.0 and PREY-0058 are wreaking havoc across businesses as they scam employees into handing over login credentials and MFA codes.

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Two major security flaws are affecting more than six million WordPress websites

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Patches are available, so WordPress users should hurry up and apply them.

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G7 tells businesses to get ready for quantum cybersecurity threats

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Organizations late to the migration could lose contracting opportunities, G7 warns.

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US military troops can still be hit by targeted attacks despite disabling ad tracking on their devices — and leaders aren't happy

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Government-issued devices are safe - but what about private devices?

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Storm Proxies review

By Stefan Ionescu Last updated

Updated Storm Proxies delivers on the basics at a reasonable price but you'll find more features elsewhere.

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