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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Pentagon investigating theft of sensitive files by ransomware group

Cybercrime

Commander of the U.S. Cyber Command Army Gen. Paul Nakasone, Jen Easterly, Director of the Homeland Security Department’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and FBI Director Christopher Wray testify before the House (Select) Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party Committee on Capitol Hill on January 31, 2024 in Washington, DC. The Committee heard from intelligence officials on China’s Cyber threat to the United States. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

U.S. officials warn of dire Chinese cyber threats in wake of FBI operation to disrupt botnet

Geopolitics

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

US, UK, Australia sanction Russian national after major Australian ransomware attack

Cybercrime

In this picture taken near the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, a bird flies near a North Korean flag fluttering in the wind at the propaganda village of Gijungdong in North Korea on October 4, 2022. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images)

North Korean government hackers target individuals of interest, infosec professionals

Geopolitics

The corporate logo for Microsoft is displayed on the front of their building on 8th Avenue on December 30, 2023, in New York City. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)

Russian foreign intelligence hackers gain access to top Microsoft officials, company says

Geopolitics

The FBI seal is seen outside the headquarters building in Washington, DC on July 5, 2016.(Photo credit should read YURI GRIPAS/AFP via Getty Images)

Jailed BreachForums creator, admin sentenced to 20 years of supervised release

Cybercrime

A cruise boat sails on the Moskva river past the Kremlin on a frosty day in central Moscow on November 21, 2023. (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images)

Prolific Russian hacking unit using custom backdoor for the first time

Geopolitics

Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler testifies before the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee July 19, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Bitcoin price jumps after hackers hijack SEC Twitter account

Government

High-voltage power transition lines are seen at sunset. (Anton Petrus/Getty Images)

AI is helping US spies catch stealthy Chinese hacking ops, NSA official says

Geopolitics