{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Talkin' Bout [Infosec] News","title":"US Cyberattacks on Venezuela - 2026-01-05","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/fc5be7d4\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4163,"description":"Join us LIVE on Mondays, 4:30pm EST.A weekly Podcast with BHIS and Friends. We discuss notable Infosec, and infosec-adjacent news stories gathered by our community news team.https://www.youtube.com/@BlackHillsInformationSecurityChat with us on Discord! - https://discord.gg/bhis🔴live-chat🔗 Register for FREE webcasts, summits, and workshops - https://poweredbybhis.comIn this episode, we break down the growing debate around U.S. cyber operations against Venezuela—and what it means for modern cyber warfare, critical infrastructure security, and geopolitics. The conversation explores how nation-state attacks can target a country’s power grid, the challenges of attributing cyberattacks, and why industrial control systems (ICS/SCADA) remain a high-impact battleground. We also discuss the strategic value (and risks) of disrupting energy infrastructure, how these campaigns compare to other real-world incidents, and what defenders can learn to better protect utilities and national systems.ChaptersLinksStory # 1:Trump suggests US used cyberattacks to turn off lights in Venezuela during strikesStory # 1b: There Were BGP Anomalies During The Venezuela BlackoutStory # 1c: Pizza index of war: Late-night traffic near Pentagon surges again as US strikes VenezuelaStory # 2: Finland seizes ship suspected of damaging subsea cable in Baltic SeaStory # 3: US cybersecurity experts plead guilty to BlackCat ransomware attacksStory # 4: MongoDB Vulnerability CVE-2025-14847 Under Active Exploitation WorldwideStory # 5: Hackers claim to hack Resecurity, firm says it was a honeypotStory # 6: NordVPN denies breach claims, says attackers have “dummy data”Story # 7: Hackers say they have stolen 40 million Condé Nast Records - here’s how to stay safeStory # 8: Hacker Dressed As Pink Power Ranger Dismantles Racist Websites Live on StageStory # 9: NYC mayoral inauguration bans Flipper Zero, Raspberry Pi devicesStory # 10: Manufacturer issues remote kill command to disable smart vacuum after...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/WPYM9pq_SRUcywHv9tdgpsGLyLx04W2rDmzktvAcD4Y/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xZTA1/ZWZhNDcxZGM4ZTFj/ZGJhMTMwNmYzMmJj/ZjBkNi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}