AJ Vicens

AJ was a senior reporter for CyberScoop covering nation-state threats and cybercrime. He was previously a reporter at Mother Jones.

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Microsoft says Chinese hacking crew is targeting Taiwan

Geopolitics

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Hacking group KittenSec claims to ‘pwn anything we see’ to expose corruption

Cybercrime

Skyscrapers at night, Hong Kong skyline. (Kanok Sulaiman/Getty Images)

Previously unknown hacking group targets Hong Kong organizations in supply chain cyberattack

Threats

Blue sun visor with an Interpol sign. — (Gwengoat/Getty Images)

Two dozen arrested, hundreds of malicious IPs taken down in African cybercrime operation

Cybercrime

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Online influence operators continue fine-tuning use of AI to deceive their targets, researchers say

Threats

Cloud computing glitch — (Flavio Coelho/Getty Images)

Hackers are increasingly hiding within services such as Slack and Trello to deploy malware

Threats

Cyber Safety Review Board to analyze cloud security in wake of Microsoft hack

Government

Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko meets with foreign media at his residence, the Independence Palace, in the capital Minsk on July 6, 2023. (Photo by ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images) — Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko meets with foreign media at his residence, the Independence Palace, in the capital Minsk on July 6, 2023. (Photo by ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images)

Hackers with links to Pro-Russian groups compromised foreign embassies in Belarus, researchers say

Geopolitics

In this photo illustration the Electoral Commission website is displayed on a computer screen on August 08, 2023 in London, England. (Photo Illustration by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

UK election admin agency breach exposed personal information of tens of millions voters

Threats