AJ Vicens

AJ covers nation-state threats and cybercrime. He was previously a reporter at Mother Jones. Get in touch via Signal/WhatsApp: (810-206-9411).

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Traffic streaks past the Department of Justice (DOJ) headquarters building late in the evening on May 18, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

Two Russian nationals indicted for servicing millions of dollars in cybercrime funds

Cybercrime

People take part in an anti-Sweden demonstration in Lahore on July 9, 2023, as they protest against the burning of the Koran outside a Stockholm mosque that outraged Muslims around the world. (Photo by ARIF ALI/AFP via Getty Images)

IRGC hacked a Swedish SMS service in response to Quran burning, authorities say

Cybercrime

Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks during a campaign stop at the Smith Family Farm September 23, 2024 in Smithton, Pennsylvania.(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Iranian-linked election interference operation shows signs of recent access

Election Security

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Hacker behind Snowflake customer data breaches remains active

Cybercrime

The flag of Iran is seen in front of the building of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on May 24, 2021 in Vienna, Austria. (Photo by Michael Gruber/Getty Images)

Krebs: Iranian outreach to Biden campaign was ‘late breaking’ news to U.S. gov

Geopolitics

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FBI joint operation takes down massive Chinese botnet, Wray says

Threats

The Port of Seattle is viewed from the Bainbridge Island Ferry on November 4, 2015, in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)

Ransomware group releases screenshots in attempted extortion of Port of Seattle

Cybercrime

People pass the illuminated London Underground sign above the entrance to a station on October 23, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

British teen arrested over cyberattack on London transportation agency

Cybercrime

The Department of Justice (DOJ) in Washington, DC, on February 5, 2022. (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Four Delaware men charged in international sextortion scheme that netted nearly $2 million

Cybercrime