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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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Debris of the main entrance of the Evin prison, which is destroyed in Israeli strikes, is pictured in northern Tehran, Iran, on July 1, 2025. A group leveraged dozens of social media accounts and “routinely used” AI-generated imagery and video to stoke unrest among Iran’s population, according to Citizen Lab. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Researchers say Israeli government likely behind AI-generated disinfo campaign in Iran

AI

(Gage Skidmore)

GOP senator confirms pending White House quantum push, touts legislative alternatives

Cybersecurity

OpenAI and Anthropic said they turned over their models to government researchers, who found an array of previously undiscovered vulnerabilities and attack techniques. (Image via Getty)

Anthropic touts safety, security improvements in Claude Sonnet 4.5

AI

(Photo by Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images)

UN seeks to build consensus on ‘safe, secure and trustworthy’ AI

Government

REST Media has garnered millions of views on social media for its content targeting Moldova’s EU-friendly leadership. Researchers say it’s a pro-Kremlin operation. (Image via Getty)

Researchers say media outlet targeting Moldova is a Russian cutout

Election Security

Parts of the IBM Quantum System Two are displayed at IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center on June 6, 2025 in Yorktown Heights, New York. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

Trump administration planning expansion of U.S. quantum strategy

Cybersecurity

OpenAI and Anthropic said they turned over their models to government researchers, who found an array of previously undiscovered vulnerabilities and attack techniques. (Image via Getty)

Top AI companies have spent months working with US, UK governments on model safety

AI

Microsoft Headquarters — A sign is seen at the Microsoft headquarters on July 3, 2024, in Redmond, Washington. (David Ryder/Getty Images)

Wyden calls on FTC to investigate Microsoft for ‘gross cybersecurity negligence’ in protecting critical infrastructure

Government

California, Colorado and Connecticut are contacting businesses that aren’t using legally mandated technology to provide consumers with universal opt-out rights. (Image via Getty)

Three states team up in investigative sweep of companies flouting data opt-out laws

Privacy