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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President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden greet President of Costa Rica Rodrigo Chaves Robles and wife Signe Zeicate as they arrive for the 9th Summit of the Americas at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles on June 8, 2022. (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

White House announces $25 million in cybersecurity aid to Costa Rica

Government

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Google reveals two global spyware campaigns targeting Apple and Android devices

Threats

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The FBI’s BreachForums bust is causing ‘chaos in the cybercrime underground’

Uncategorized

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Stealthy hacks show advancements in China’s cyberespionage operations, researchers say

Geopolitics

The D.C Health Link breach affected members of Congress, seen here at the Jan. 7 swearing in ceremony in the House Chamber, as well as their families and thousands of people in the Washington area. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Hacker tied to D.C. Health Link breach says attack ‘born out of Russian patriotism’

Geopolitics

Destroyed electricity network cables in the city of Lyman, eastern Ukraine on December 23, 2022. (Photo by SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images)

Microsoft: Russian hackers may be readying new wave of destructive attacks

Geopolitics

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Cancer patient sues medical provider after ransomware group posts her photos online

Cybercrime

Clouds form above the U.S. Capitol in between rain showers on the National Mall on March 28, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Al Drago/Getty Images)

Hacker posts more D.C. Health Link data online, exposing lawmakers’ personal information

Cybercrime

A North Korean flag flies above their embassy in Beijing on February 12, 2013. (Ed JONES / AFP)

North Korean hackers used polished LinkedIn profiles to target security researchers

Threats