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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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Cabs wait in the rain in the big lot at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York. (Michael Trueblood/Getty Images)

‘Russian hackers’ help two New York men game JFK taxi system

Threats

People fill out their ballots at Bedford High School on November 08, 2022 in Bedford, New Hampshire. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images)

Foreign disinformation efforts to interfere in US midterms mostly fizzle, but remain concerning, researchers say

Geopolitics

Researchers at the cybersecurity firm Proofpoint attributed a cyberattack on a “close affiliate” of former National Security Adviser John Bolton, seen here in Washington in August 2022, to an Iranian hacking group known as TA453. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Iranian hacking group expands focus to US politicians, critical infrastructure, researchers find

Threats

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LockBit ransomware crew claims attack on California Department of Finance

Threats

Mourners pay tributes at a makeshift memorial for the victims of the deadly Halloween crowd surge, outside a subway station in the district of Itaewon in Seoul on November 1, 2022. (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images)

North Korean hackers exploit Itaewon tragedy to infiltrate South Korean targets

Threats

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More than a dozen journalists sue NSO Group in U.S. court over alleged spyware targeting

Geopolitics

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Google reveals Spanish IT firm’s links to spyware targeting Chrome, Firefox and Microsoft Defender

Threats

Uruguay’s supporters use their phones ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group H football match between Portugal and Uruguay on Nov. 28. (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)

Wave of cyber-enabled scams target FIFA World Cup fans

Threats

Aerial photo of the Pentagon in Arlington, Virgina on September 26, 2003. (Photo by Andy Dunaway/USAF via Getty Images)

Meta confirms U.S. military involvement in sprawling phony social media operation

Government