Sean Lyngaas

Cybersecurity Reporter

Preston's Summary

Sean Lyngaas is a cybersecurity reporter for CNN, covering global cybersecurity issues and their impact on national security, government, and the private sector. His reporting focuses on topics such as state-sponsored hacking, ransomware attacks, and the evolving threat landscape. Lyngaas is a graduate of Duke University and the Fletcher School at Tufts University, and he is a proud father.

Preston is the artificial intelligence that powers the Intelligent Relations PR platform. Meet Preston

Geo Focus

Coverage Attributes:

Beta
Evolving Stories: 33 %
Breaking News: 31 %
Government Announcement: 28 %
Exclusive: 2 %
Cites Data: 2 %

Themes Covered:

Not enough data icon

Not enough data

Most Recent Topics:

  • Cyber attacks
  • Data Breaches
  • Data Leaks
  • Phishing
  • Crypto Exchanges
  • Crypto Regulation
  • Crypto Taxation

Pitching Insights

Sean Lyngaas primarily covers breaking news, government announcements, and evolving stories related to privacy & cybersecurity, politics, and government. His articles often focus on FBI investigations, cybersecurity incidents involving hacking or ransomware attacks with a particular emphasis on US Government involvement and Russian hackers.

Given his coverage attributes and themes covered, Sean would likely be interested in receiving pitches from experts who can provide insights into ongoing cyber threats and attacks as well as the political implications of these events. Additionally, he may also be open to sources with knowledge of specific FBI investigations or those able to contextualize cybersecurity incidents within the broader geopolitical landscape.

As most of Sean's work is based on breaking news and evolving stories related to cyber threats and security incidents involving government entities like the FBI or international actors such as Russian hackers, it’s important for potential contributors to have real-time information about current events in this space.

This information evolves through artificial intelligence and human feedback. Improve this profile .

Journalists With Similar Coverage:

Based on similarity of content.
Publications
Most recent topics
Not enough data
Most recent topics
Not enough data
Laura French
National award winning investigative journalist
Most recent topics
Not enough data