Catch up quick

@ D.C.

☑️ The Senate confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director in a 74-25 vote. (Axios)

💰 Potential GOP-backed budget cuts at CISA weighed heavy at a House hearing on responding to global cyber threats. (Roll Call)

⚠️ Former CISA Director Jen Easterly said in her exit interview that moves to reverse the agency's progress "will be to the detriment of the safety and security of the American people." (Wired)

@ Industry

🤖 OpenAI released a "research preview" of a new AI agent called Operator that can do web-based tasks, like filling out forms or ordering products, for people. (Axios)

👔 Abnormal Security, a startup looking to challenge traditional email security vendors, has hired former ServiceNow executive Lisa Banks as its chief financial officer. (CNBC)

@ Hackers and hacks

📚 The PowerSchool hackers now claim they have stolen the data of as many as 62 million students in a breach of the ed tech giant. (BleepingComputer)

📍 Researchers uncovered now-patched weaknesses in Subaru's Starlink system that allowed them to access a disturbingly detailed map of the exact locations of where millions of vehicles have been over the last year. (Wired)

💥 Several cybersecurity firms have published reports this month detailing massive distributed denial-of-service attacks against Internet of Things devices. (Ars Technica)