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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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Tesla CEO Elon Musk smiles as he addresses guests at the Offshore Northern Seas 2022 (ONS) meeting in Stavanger, Norway on August 29, 2022. – (Photo by CARINA JOHANSEN/NTB/AFP via Getty Images)

Will #infosecTwitter survive Elon Musk?

Threats

An ethereum mining rig is on display at the Thailand Crypto Expo 2022 on May 14, 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand.(Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images)

Iranian hackers use Log4Shell to mine crypto on federal computer system

Threats

The Department of Justice building is seen in Washington, DC, on August 9, 2022. (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

LockBit ransomware suspect arrested in Canada, faces charges in US

Cybercrime

Huge queues of trucks and cars are seen near the Polish-Ukrainian border on June 30, 2022. (JANEK SKARZYNSKI / AFP)

Notorious Russian military hacking crew behind October ransomware attacks on Ukraine, Poland

Geopolitics

Poll watchers and challengers sign in before observing Michigan election workers pre-sort ballots ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections in Detroit, Michigan. (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

The disinformation threat facing US midterms extends beyond Election Day

Government

Argentine pesos are withdrawn from an ATM. — Argentine pesos are withdrawn from an ATM in Buenos Aires on July 2, 2022. (JUAN MABROMATA / AFP)

Four-year cybercrime campaign targeting African banks netted $30 million

Cybercrime

The US Treasury building in Washington, DC, on October 4, 2022. (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Ransomware costs top $1 billion as White House inks new threat-sharing initiative

Threats

Demonstrators hold placards with the faces of Iranian women Nika Shahkarami and Masha Amini and the words “Woman Life Freedom” written during a rally in support of Iranian protests, in Paris on October 9, 2022, following the death of Iranian woman Mahsa Amini in Iran. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA/AFP via Getty Images)

U.S. sanctions two Iranian cyber operatives over crackdowns on Mahsa Amini protests

Geopolitics

The U.S. Department of Justice. (bpperry/Getty Images)

Notorious hacker know as ‘Spdrman’ arraigned for role in Real Deal dark web marketplace

Cybercrime