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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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Screenshot from a video shared by by the Spanish National Police Corps documenting their arrest of a 22-year-old British national on cybercrime charges. (Spanish National Police Corps)

British national with possible links to high-profile phishing campaigns arrested in Spain

Cybercrime

Tulips bloom against a backdrop of high-rise buildings on May 3, 2018, in The Hague, Netherlands. (Photo by Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images)

Chinese cyber espionage campaign targets ‘dozens’ of Western governments, Dutch officials say

Geopolitics

Hacker illustration (Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images)

As many as 165 companies ‘potentially exposed’ in Snowflake-related attacks, Mandiant 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 rolls back ‘dumbest cybersecurity move in a decade’

Technology

In this photo illustration, A ticketmaster website is shown on a computer screen on November 18, 2022 in Miami, Florida.(Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Entertainment giant Ticketmaster acknowledges cybersecurity incident

Cybercrime

Seizure notice announcing “Operation Endgame.” (Europol)

Global police operation strikes against malware infrastructure

Cybercrime

A woman passes by flags of the European Union outside the European commission headquarters in Brussels, on May 23, 2024, ahead of the upcoming European Parliament elections. (Photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP / Getty Images)

Phones of journalists and activists in Europe targeted with Pegasus

Government

Global communication network on a glowing particle world map. (Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images)

Chinese national arrested for operating proxy service linked to billions in cybercrime

Cybercrime

Studio shot of an unrecognizable person wearing a dark hoodie standing against a black background. (shapecharge/Getty Images)

Potent youth cybercrime ring made up of 1,000 people, FBI official says

Cybercrime