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@ D.C.
π«‘ FBI Director Christopher Wray said he'll step down from his position on Inauguration Day. (Axios)
πͺ Advisers to the Trump transition are preparing a plan to split leadership at the U.S. Cyber Command and the NSA. (The Record)
π°π΅ The Justice Department indicted 14 North Korean nationals for their alleged role in a scheme to steal identities and score jobs at U.S. companies. (Associated Press)
@ Industry
π§³ Yahoo has laid off around 25% of its cybersecurity team, including its entire red team, over the last year. (TechCrunch)
π€ A look at the team that helps Anthropic test AI safety and security concerns in its products. (Wall Street Journal)
π€·π»ββοΈ Mozilla removed the "do not track" feature from Firefox because most websites were ignoring it anyway. (Windows Report)
@ Hackers and hacks
π© Krispy Kreme said it has had issues fulfilling online orders after a cyberattack. (CNN)
π A security researcher at a Chinese cybersecurity company was sanctioned and charged for his alleged role in developing and deploying malware against firewalls worldwide, including in the U.S. (Axios)
π More than two dozen members of Congress, mostly women, have been victims of sexually explicit deepfakes. (The 19th)
