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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An exterior view of the U.S. Department of Justice headquarters, July 25, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Russian cybersecurity expert convicted of charges in $90M hack-to-trade case

Geopolitics

A general view taken from the Mount of Olives shows an Israeli flag with houses in Jerusalem’s predominantly Arab neighbourhood of Silwan appearing in the background, on January 2, 2023. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images)

New cybercrime group calling itself DarkBit attacks Israeli university

Threats

The US Treasury Department building is seen in Washington, DC, January 19, 2023 — The US Treasury Department building is seen in Washington, DC, January 19, 2023. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

US, UK sanction members of ‘notorious cyber gang’ TrickBot

Cybercrime

Royal Mail hack — A LockBit ransomware group attacked Royal Mail in January. The hackers threatened to release data this week if the ransom isn’t paid. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

After Hive takedown, could the LockBit ransomware crew be the next to fall?

Cybercrime

Iranians lift pictures of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during an anti-France rally, in reaction to cartoons depicting Khamenei published by French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, after the Friday prayer ceremony in the capital Tehran on January 13, 2023. (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

Sanctioned Iranian hackers behind Charlie Hebdo breach, Microsoft says

Cybercrime

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Cybercrime groups offer six-figure salaries, bonuses, paid time off to attract talent on dark web

Cybercrime

A picture taken on April 15, 2021 shows a self-driving car, developed by Russian internet giant Yandex, at the company’s parking lot in Moscow. (Photo by YURI KADOBNOV/AFP via Getty Images)

Racial slurs discovered in leaked Yandex source code

Cybercrime

People walk among the damage to an industrial area in Kyiv following a morning missile strike that left one person dead and two wounded on Jan. 26 in Kyiv. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Russia’s Sandworm hackers blamed in fresh Ukraine malware attack

Geopolitics

A youth cycles along the pavement next to a large banner depicting the flag of Saudi Arabia on December 29, 2022. (Photo by HUSSEIN FALEH/AFP via Getty Images)

Pro-Iranian hacking group focused on Saudi Arabia, researchers say

Geopolitics