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AJ Vicens

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Cybersecurity correspondent at Reuters; former Mother Jones, CyberScoop. Will bore you with skateboarding, UFO lore or Denver Broncos minutiae on request. Signal: ajvicens.57, additional contact methods: https://tinyurl.com/47jc45h7

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AJ Vicens @ajvicens.bsky.social · Apr 25

Hello! Let's chat.

I'm a cybersecurity correspondent with Reuters focused on cybercrime, state-aligned threats, intelligence, data breaches, influence/info ops.

Get in touch:

Signal (pref): ajvicens.57
Email(s): [email protected], [email protected]
Latest work: www.reuters.com/authors/a-j-...

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AJ Vicens @ajvicens.bsky.social · 11h

Intel to reveal tech details on forthcoming PC chip, sources say - www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

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Raphael Satter @raphae.li · 13h

I realize these videos might seem trivial but absurdist cat photos helped internet culture go mainstream; we’re still reckoning with the consequences.

Now we’ve got the ability to generate footage of hilarious animal mishaps basically at will.

Not sure what this means for the attention economy.

Kim, Bestie of Bunzy, Co-CEO Execubetch™️ @easybakedoven.bsky.social · 14h

@beckybunzy.bsky.social 😭😭😭

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AJ Vicens @ajvicens.bsky.social · 13h

Whom amongst us www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

AJ Vicens @ajvicens.bsky.social · 13h

"Secretive Watchlisting Center Executing NSPM-7" @kenklippenstein.bsky.social www.kenklippenstein.com/p/secretive-...

Secretive Watchlisting Center Executing NSPM-7

“We’re expanding the watchlist,” FBI director says amid 300% increase in domestic terror investigations.

www.kenklippenstein.com

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Jodi Cohen @jodiscohen.bsky.social · 1d

🚨Come work with me at @propublica.org!
We are hiring a reporter to cover higher education — the best beat there is. 🏫

job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...

Higher Education Reporter, National

New York City, United States

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AJ Vicens @ajvicens.bsky.social · 1d

Me too!

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taber @kvetch.gay · 4d

this is wild: while Stephen Miller's guy was in Minnesota for his uncle's funeral, somebody was able to see his entire phone and take pictures of his Signal group chats talking about military deployments to Portland, and brought them to the Strib (gift link: www.startribune.com/trump-offici...)

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Reality Winner @reazlepuff.bsky.social · 4d

What the fuck do you mean I got a longer prison sentence than Diddy

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 4d

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentenced to 4 years and 2 months in prison in case involving sex workers, violence and ‘freak-offs’.

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AJ Vicens @ajvicens.bsky.social · 4d

Jesus Christ

Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 4d

An FBI raid revealed 57 victims of forced labor living in cramped quarters at a lavish #Florida mansion connected to the leaders of a church, federal officials say.
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-... via @miamiherald.com

Raid of church leader’s Florida mansion reveals 57 forced laborers, feds say

The victims, called “armor bearers” by the church, are threatened with damnation if they fail to meet their quotas, federal officials say.

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 4d

BREAKING

A federal judge has sentenced Sean “Diddy” Combs to 50 months — 4 years and 2 months — in federal prison.

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Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 5d

SCOOP: Leaked Document Justifies Boat Strikes as “Non-International Armed Conflict”

“The Trump administration is saying that one person — the president — now decides if the United States is going to war.”

theintercept.com/2025/10/02/v...

Leaked Document Justifies Boat Strikes as “Non-International Armed Conflict”

“The Trump administration is saying that one person — the president — now decides if the United States is going to war.”

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Anna Clark @annaleighclark.bsky.social · 6d

Bloomington, Indiana -- home to Indiana University -- has been "without consistently fluoridated tap water for nearly six years, a fact that’s not been publicized despite impacts to public health."

Bloomington goes over five years without fluoridated water – and doesn't tell residents

The CBU said it withheld on sending out an alert about fluoride as it didn't affect the safety of the drinking water.

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Anna Clark @annaleighclark.bsky.social · 6d

I wrote recently about how, nationwide, customer notice requirements are patchy, so people may not know about it when their fluoridation stops.

More at @propublica.org :

Amid Rise of RFK Jr., Officials Waver on Drinking Water Fluoridation — Even in the State Where It Started

As federal agencies review their guidance on fluoridation and the nation’s top health official calls fluoride “industrial waste,” state and local governments are pulling back on the practice, upending...

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Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 7d

Please - stop doing the screenshot no link thing on Bluesky. This platform does not punish you for posting a URL. You picked up the habit from Meta apps? Stop doing Mark Z's bidding. Link ESPECIALLY to authors, reporters, bloggers, etc. where you quote the work.

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AJ Vicens @ajvicens.bsky.social · 8d

Fear and Hope in Venezuela as U.S. Warships Lurk www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/w...

Fear and Hope in Venezuela as U.S. Warships Lurk

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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 9d

EXCLUSIVE: The number of people charged with breaking federal drug laws dropped to the lowest level in decades this year after the Trump administration ordered enforcement agencies to focus on deporting immigrants, a @reuters.com review of court dockets found.

www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

Chart showing the decline in the number of people charged with federal drug offenses.

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Joe Tidy BBC News @joetidy.bsky.social · 9d

'You'll never need to work again': Criminals offer reporter money to hack BBC.
I recently got offered millions of pounds to give cyber criminals from the Medusa gang my BBC login. I played along to learn about how these 'insider threat' deals work.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

'You'll never need to work again': Criminals offer reporter money to hack BBC

Reporter Joe Tidy was offered money if he would help cyber criminals access BBC systems.

www.bbc.co.uk

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AJ Vicens @ajvicens.bsky.social · 10d

Trump’s NSPM-7 Labels Common Beliefs As Terrorism “Indicators” @kenklippenstein.bsky.social www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-nsp...

Trump’s NSPM-7 Labels Common Beliefs As Terrorism “Indicators”

New directive targets “anti-Christian,” “anti-American,” and “anti-capitalism” opinions

www.kenklippenstein.com

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AJ Vicens @ajvicens.bsky.social · 12d

New PS1 game just dropped from @bellingcat.com

Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 12d

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Reuters @reuters.com · 13d

Dallas ICE shooting updates: Police hold press briefing reut.rs/3IepTLT

Dallas ICE shooting updates: Police hold press briefing

A shooter killed at least one person and wounded others in a shooting on Wednesday at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Dallas.

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AJ Vicens @ajvicens.bsky.social · 13d

"The Pentagon, the Press and the Fight to Control National Security" @sangernyt.bsky.social (gift link -->) www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/u...

The Pentagon, the Press and the Fight to Control National Security Coverage

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John Hultquist @hultquist.bsky.social · 13d

We are releasing details on BRICKSTORM malware activity, a China-based threat hitting US tech to potentially target downstream customers and hunt for data on vulnerabilities in products. This actor is stealthy, and we've provided a tool to hunt for them. cloud.google.com/blog/topics/...

Another BRICKSTORM: Stealthy Backdoor Enabling Espionage into Tech and Legal Sectors | Google Cloud Blog

BRICKSTORM is a stealthy backdoor used by suspected China-nexus actors for long-term espionage.

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AJ Vicens @ajvicens.bsky.social · 13d

Inc Ransomware Group Claims 5.7 TB Theft from Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office hackread.com/inc-ransomwa... @hackread.bsky.social

Inc Ransomware Claims 5.7 TB of Data Theft at Pennsylvania Attorney General

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404 Media @404media.co · 13d

We start this week with some news: we are suing ICE for access to its $2 million contract with a company that sells powerful spyware.

🔗 www.404media.co/podcast-were...

Podcast: We're Suing ICE. Here's Why

Our lawsuit against ICE; the rise of AI 'workslop'; Steam's malicious game problem; and Silk Song.

www.404media.co

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AJ Vicens @ajvicens.bsky.social · 13d

Sorry about that, wish I could send a gift link but can't seem to. I will say that it's $1/week or $45/year -- and it directly supports us -- but I get that's not for everybody.