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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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Brazilian hackers target Portuguese financial institutions

Threats

A photo taken on March 31, 2023 in Manta, near Turin, shows a computer screen with the home page of the artificial intelligence OpenAI web site, displaying its chatGPT robot.(Marco BERTORELLO / AFP)

Reality check: What will generative AI really do for cybersecurity?

Technology

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FIN7 returns with new ransomware attacks

Cybercrime

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A different kind of ransomware demand: Donate to charity to get your data back

Geopolitics

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Ransomware group claims 2.5 terabytes of stolen data less than a month after emerging online

Cybercrime

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Cybercriminals have adapted since Microsoft’s decision to block macros

Cybercrime

The U.S. government has shifted away from seizing assets from sanctioned Russian oligarchs such as this yacht owned by the Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov. Instead, authorities are taking down their money laundering networks and other financial systems. (Photo by Focke Strangmann/AFP via Getty Images)

IRS gives Ukraine tools to expose Russian oligarchs hiding riches in crypto exchanges

Geopolitics

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Ranking ransomware: The gangs, the malware and the ever-present risks

Threats

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland at a press conference on Jan. 26 in Washington. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

FBI disrupts sophisticated Russian cyberespionage operation

Geopolitics