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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Stolen Change Healthcare data could contain information on ‘a substantial portion’ of Americans

Ransomware

The building of the UN City is pictured in Copenhagen, Denmark, on January 24, 2024. The UN City is located in Copenhagen’s Nordhavn and houses 11 UN organizations with 1,500 employees from over 100 nationalities (Photo by Ida Marie Odgaard / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT

‘Large volume’ of data stolen from UN agency after ransomware attack

Cybercrime

The Russian flag flies at the embassy’s compound in Washington, DC, on April 15, 2021. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Mandiant: Notorious Russian hacking unit linked to breach of Texas water facility

Geopolitics

Photo of monitor while downloading a file from the “Internet to My Computer”. (spxChrome/Getty Images)

Decade-old malware haunts Ukrainian police

Threats

An opened orange lock stands out against a suite of locked green locks in this photo illustration. (MirageC via Getty Images)

Sisense breach exposes customers to potential supply chain attack

Cybersecurity

visitor walks past US multinational telecommunications AT&T logo during the Mobile World Congress (MWC), the telecom industry’s biggest annual gathering, in Barcelona on February 26, 2024. (Photo by PAU BARRENA/AFP via Getty Images)

Personal information of millions of AT&T customers leaked online

Cybercrime

Hacker using laptop. Lots of digits on the computer screen. (seksan Mongkhonkhamsao/Getty Images)

Extortion group threatens to sell Change Healthcare data

Ransomware

One hacker sitting in the dark room in front of his computers, hacking some internet data. (South_agency/Getty Images)

ALPHV steps up laundering of Change Healthcare ransom payments

Cybercrime

The Microsoft logo is seen at an Experience Center on Fifth Avenue on April 3, 2024, in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Federal government affected by Russian breach of Microsoft

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