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Derek B. Johnson

CyberScoop

Derek B. Johnson is a reporter at CyberScoop, where his beat includes cybersecurity, elections and the federal government. Prior to that, he has provided award-winning coverage of cybersecurity news across the public and private sectors for various publications since 2017. Derek has a bachelor’s degree in print journalism from Hofstra University in New York and a master’s degree in public policy from George Mason University in Virginia.

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Executives from HYPR, an identity security company, revealed this week that they recently offered a contract to a software engineer claiming to be from Eastern Europe. This person initially accepted the job before walking away when the onboarding and verification process raised a number of red flags about their true identity and location. (Source: Getty Images)

HYPR is latest firm to reveal hiring of fraudulent IT worker overseas

Threats

The Russian flag flies over the country’s embassy in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 16, 2024. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

US officials warn foreign disinformation from Russia may flood post-election period

Election Security

(Photo by SUZANNE CORDEIRO / AFP) (Photo by SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty Images)

SEC hits four companies with fines for misleading disclosures around SolarWinds hack

Cybersecurity

US Department of Justice building and the American flag under the sun, Washington DC, United States

Justice Department rule aims to curb the sale of Americans’ personal data overseas

Privacy

In this photo illustration, a visual representation of the digital cryptocurrency Bitcoin is displayed in front of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) logo on January 10, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo illustration by Chesnot/Getty Images)

Alabama man arrested for role in SEC Twitter account hijacking

Cybercrime

The original stock picture (left) and an AI fake (right) used by a North Korean threat actor who posed as a U.S.-based software engineer and was hired by the cyber firm KnowBe4. (Photo credit: KnowBe4)

Pyongyang on the payroll? Signs that your company has hired a North Korean IT worker

Cybercrime

Hispanic voters go to the polls for early voting at the Miami-Dade Government Center on Oct. 21, 2004 in Miami. (Photo by G. De Cardenas/Getty Images)

Spanish-speaking voters are in the crosshairs of disinformation agents

Election Security

Visitors walk past the U.S. Capitol on September 11, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Lawmakers press agencies, telecoms for more details on Salt Typhoon hacks

Government

The Marriott Downtown Orlando hotel on March 8, 2006. (Photo by Julia Beverly/Getty Images)

Marriott agrees to pay $52 million settlement, improve data security practices

Cybersecurity