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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)

Is the US adopting the gray zone cyber playbook?

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.

Jan 12, 2026 By Aaron Estes

NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 5: Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are seen in handcuffs after landing at a Manhattan helipad, escorted by heavily armed Federal agents as they make their way into an armored car en route to a Federal courthouse in Manhattan on January 5, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by XNY/Star Max/GC Images)

AI, voting machine conspiracies fill information vacuum around Venezuela operation

After the U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro, fake AI-driven media quickly flooded the internet, while Trump allies revived debunked theories of rigged voting machines.

Jan 5, 2026 By Derek B. Johnson

Proposed data broker regulations draw industry pushback on anonymized data exceptions, bulk thresholds

Others contend that loosening things up could have dangerous consequences, and the administration should go the opposite direction.

Apr 22, 2024 By Tim Starks

Framed by television camera lights, U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to governors from across the country during an event in the East Room of the White House on February 23, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Biden executive order seeks to cut China off from Americans’ sensitive data

The order aims to bar the sale of large datasets containing sensitive data to six countries of concern.

Feb 28, 2024 By Elias Groll

Court hands Microsoft control of websites linked to spying by Chinese hackers

Nickel, aka APT15, Ke3chang and Vixen Panda, was snooping on government agencies and others, the company said.

Dec 6, 2021 By Tim Starks

Hackers have been targeting the Venezuelan military while the country deals with its humanitarian crises. (Getty)

‘Machete’ cyber-espionage group goes after military in Venezuela

The group, dubbed "Machete by ESET, has been known to hit many Latin American countries.

Aug 5, 2019 By Shannon Vavra

Twitter scrubs nearly 5,000 accounts tied to state-backed information operations

The takedown also highlights the difficulty of correct attribution.

Jun 13, 2019 By Shannon Vavra