Cyber Retaliation Risks Rise After U.S.-Venezuela Operation

Cyber Retaliation Risks Rise After U.S.-Venezuela Operation www.databreachtoday.com/cyber-ret… Cybersecurity and national security officials are warning that the U.S. operation in Venezuela has raised the threat level for critical infrastructure, with the nation’s cyber defence agency calling for “heightened vigilance across all sectors.” CISA Acting Director for Cybersecurity Madhu Gottumukkala said in a statement to Information Security Media Group that the nation’s critical infrastructure “faces persistent and increasingly sophisticated cyber risks from China, Russia and other hostile nation-state actors” following the U.S. raid in Caracas to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. A former senior Pentagon cybersecurity official said the United States is “entering a phase where cyber retaliation could become more frequent and more disruptive” following the Venezuela raid, with China- and Russia-linked threat actors potentially using the geopolitical moment to intensify pressure on critical infrastructure.