U.S. President Donald Trump, and (L-R) Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Secretary of State Marco Rubio monitor U.S. military operations in Venezuela, from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club on January 3, 2026 in Palm Beach, Florida. President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores were brought to New York on Saturday after being captured by the U.S. military in Caracas. (Photo by Molly Riley/The White House via Getty Images)
Rumored disruptions tied to Venezuela’s oil sector underscore how cyber interference can be used as sustained economic pressure, not just a one-off attack.
The company said the boundaries between cyber and physical attacks are dissolving as nation-states use network intrusions to aid military targeting in real time.