Tim Starks is senior reporter at CyberScoop. His previous stops include working at The Washington Post, POLITICO and Congressional Quarterly. An Evansville, Ind. native, he’s covered cybersecurity since 2003. Email Tim here: tim.starks@cyberscoop.com.| 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.| CyberScoop
AJ covers nation-state threats and cybercrime. He was previously a reporter at Mother Jones. Get in touch via Signal/WhatsApp: (810-206-9411).| CyberScoop
An earlier ruling in the case had paralyzed communications between the government and online platforms to coordinate on mis- and disinformation.| CyberScoop
An Israeli firm identified by Meta and OpenAI last week is an example of a burgeoning industry offering influence-for-hire services.| CyberScoop
Meta researchers said the influence operation known as Doppelganger continues to target European elections and Ukraine policy with little impact.| CyberScoop
Sen. Mark Warner said influence operations are easy and cheap, and their social media audience is more willing to believe them.| CyberScoop