Detective Sergeant Tyson Pickavance began his policing career with the AFP in 2013 as a uniformed officer at Sydney Airport. In 2015 Tyson moved into plain clothes policing working in and leading investigations across numerous crime types including organised crime, fraud and money laundering and cybercrime. In 2022 Tyson assumed leadership of the AFP’s ransomware target development and disruption team, which included responsibility for Operation Orcus a multi government task force brought together to fight ransomware. He also led the AFP’s involvement in Europol Operation Cronos – the international operation targeting the LockBit ransomware group. In January 2025 Tyson was appointed as the AFP Cybercrime Liaison Officer based in London.
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