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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NEW YORK, NY – Exterior view of the Microsoft Times Square building on January 29, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Kena Betancur/VIEWpress)

Ransomware encryption down amid surge of attacks, Microsoft says

Cybercrime

A logo of US company Microsoft is displayed during the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair, at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, on May 22, 2024. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP / Getty Images)

Microsoft offers updates on 117 vulnerabilities on Patch Tuesday

Technology

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Security provider ADT discloses second cybersecurity incident in two months

Cybercrime

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting via a video link at the Kremlin in Moscow on July 28, 2022. (Photo by PAVEL BYRKIN/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images)

Ukrainian hackers celebrate Putin’s birthday with two high-profile attacks

Geopolitics

Microsoft Romania headquarters in City Gate Towers situated in Free Press Square, in Bucharest, Romania. (Getty Images)

DOJ, Microsoft seize more than 100 domains used by the FSB

Threats

Stacks of cash and a money counting machine. — Screenshot from a video posted by the Investigative Committee of Russia on Oct. 2, 2024, showing large amounts of cash and a money counting machine. (CyberScoop)

Russian authorities arrest nearly 100 in raids tied to cybercriminal money laundering

Cybercrime

The front page of the law enforcement-controlled website formerly used by LockBit to post target data, captured Oct. 1, 2024, after the announcement of additional actions against LockBit. (CyberScoop)

Multinational police effort hits sections of Lockbit ransomware operation

Cybercrime

Former U.S. President Donald Trump during the National Guard Association of the United States’ 146th General Conference & Exhibition at Huntington Place Convention Center on Aug. 26 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Emily Elconin/Getty Images)

U.S. government charges three Iranians in Trump campaign hack

Geopolitics

The Meta logo marks the entrance of their corporate headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., on Nov. 9, 2022. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Irish Data Protection Commission fines Meta €91 million for passwords stored in plaintext

Technology