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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A different kind of ransomware demand: Donate to charity to get your data back

Geopolitics

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Ransomware group claims 2.5 terabytes of stolen data less than a month after emerging online

Cybercrime

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Cybercriminals have adapted since Microsoft’s decision to block macros

Cybercrime

The U.S. government has shifted away from seizing assets from sanctioned Russian oligarchs such as this yacht owned by the Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov. Instead, authorities are taking down their money laundering networks and other financial systems. (Photo by Focke Strangmann/AFP via Getty Images)

IRS gives Ukraine tools to expose Russian oligarchs hiding riches in crypto exchanges

Geopolitics

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Ranking ransomware: The gangs, the malware and the ever-present risks

Threats

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland at a press conference on Jan. 26 in Washington. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

FBI disrupts sophisticated Russian cyberespionage operation

Geopolitics

A photo of Denis Kulkov driving his Ferrari released by the U.S. Department of Justice. (Photo courtesty of U.S. Dept. of Justice)

Russian national charged for role in stolen credit card verification scheme

Cybercrime

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When it comes to online scams, ‘ChatGPT is the new crypto’

Technology

Attorney General Merrick Garland updated reporters on Tuesday on the department’s investigative operation targeting fentanyl and opioid traffickers on the darknet. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Nearly 300 arrested in sprawling international dark web drug market takedown

Cybercrime