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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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U.S. intelligence officials have assessed that the Russian government’s efforts were largely in support of Trump while Iranian influence efforts were primarily targeted towards helping the electoral chances of Democratic candidate Kamala Harris. (Image Source: Getty Images)

OpenAI says Iran, Russia used AI journalists, think tanks to influence Western media

AI

The headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on August 16, 2022, in Washington. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

FBI, French authorities seize deepfake CSAM-for-sale websites

Government

Gavin Newsom speaks during an event held by the state Democratic Party at the Clubhouse at King’s Grant on September 3, 2026 in Summerville, South Carolina. (Getty Images)

Wiretapping change sparks big privacy fight in the Golden State

Cybersecurity

CyberScoop spoke with members of Congress, former federal law enforcement officials, cybersecurity attorneys and other experts about which laws, regulations or policies might apply to agentic hacks carried out by models at Anthropic, OpenAI, Meta, Google and other companies. (Image via Getty)

The legal questions raised by agentic AI hacks

Government

OpenAI — The OpenAI logo is displayed on a screen with a visual in the background. (Photo illustration by Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

OpenAI reveals ‘novel’ encryption bypass used in distillation attack

AI

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER – 15: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks during the keynote address at Salesforce’s Dreamforce conference at the Moscone Center on September 15, 2026 in San Francisco, California. Dreamforce is an annual event that highlights the company’s technologies and encourages professional networking. (Photo by Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images)

As AI world debates security, NVIDIA releases open source tools for agents

Government

The ‘Authority of Law’ statue outside the entrance to the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., US. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg, Getty Images

Supreme Court permits states to use SAVE database for citizenship checks

Cybersecurity

Boston, MA – August 29: Senator Ed Markey addresses his supporters during a ‘Power to the People’ rally at the IBEW Local 103 facility on August 29, 2026. (Photo by Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

New bill would create federal investigative body for AI-driven hacks

Government

Dmytro Kushneruk, Consul General of Ukraine in San Francisco, speaks at at Sept. 23, 2026 event in New York City about a partnership with OpenAI to use their cyber models to protect critical infrastructure from cyber attacks. (Image: OpenAI)

OpenAI, Ukraine partner on ‘Daybreak’ program to protect power grids and water systems

Government