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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. Senator Ron Wyden speaks at the rally to Say NO to Tax Breaks for Billionaires & Corporations at the U.S. Capitol on April 10, 2025. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Fair Share America)

Congressional Dems press governors to block feds from accessing state DMV data

Government

The MIT Museum’s exhibit “AI: Mind the Gap” looks at deepfake video technology. An advocacy group calls on OpenAI to address Sora 2’s deepfake risks. (Photo by Lane Turner/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Advocacy group calls on OpenAI to address Sora 2’s deepfake risks

Technology

Amazon told some customers Wednesday that a technical problem may have resulted in their information being exposed. (Getty Images)

Amazon rolls out AI bug bounty program

Research

A digital privacy group says agencies are collecting too much data on Americans and using AI tools to make connections that may not be valid. (Image Via Getty)

Report: Government data mining has gone too far – and AI will make it worse

Privacy

Public interest groups want the feds to investigate the systemic risk from a consolidated market, while tech and security experts worry about single points of failure. (Image Via Getty)

With each cloud outage, calls for government action grow louder

Government

Ranking member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) participates in the first hearing of the U.S. House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, in the Cannon House Office Building on February 28, 2023 in Washington, DC. In an exclusive, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., told CyberScoop that policymakers must learn from past mistakes around 5G. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Congressional leaders want an executive branch strategy on China 6G, tech supply chain

Exclusive

The model, currently in beta mode, is designed to automatically scan, analyze and patch vulnerabilities in private and open-source code bases. (Image via Getty)

OpenAI releases ‘Aardvark’ security and patching model

Technology

Heather Honey, a conservative election researcher, leaves the federal courthouse in Harrisburg, Pa., Oct. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Scolforo, File)

Government watchdog sues DHS over election official’s records

Election Security

The entrance of 2514 Eisenhower Avenue, where the National Science Foundation is also located, is seen on July 8, 2025 in Alexandria, Virginia. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Open-source security group pulls out of U.S. grant, citing DEI restrictions

Government