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fromArs Technica
1 week ago

Why I'm withholding certainty that "precise" US cyber-op disrupted Venezuelan electricity

U.S. cyber operation reportedly cut power across Caracas briefly and for days in some areas, disrupted military radar, enabling helicopters to seize Nicolás Maduro.
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US politics
fromNextgov.com
2 weeks ago

Experts see NSA nominee's Pacific experience as a boost to US cyber posture on China

Lieutenant General Joshua Rudd was nominated to lead the NSA and U.S. Cyber Command, bringing Indo-Pacific operational experience and China-focused insight despite limited cyber background.
Information security
fromAxios
2 weeks ago

Maduro raid had telltale signs of a cyber-enabled blackout

U.S. Cyber Command and Space Command supported a targeted operation in Venezuela that produced selective, immediate blackouts to facilitate an action against the president.
fromNextgov.com
1 month ago

Defense authorization bill includes billions for cyber, intelligence matters

would provide U.S. Cyber Command - the digital combatant command that shares space with the NSA - some $73 million for cyberspace operations, around $30 million for unnamed activities and $314 million for operations and maintenance at its headquarters. It also appears to preserve the dual-hat leadership structure of Cybercom and NSA - traditionally co-led by the same four-star general - with language that prevents Defense Department funding from being used to "reduce or diminish" responsibilities, oversight and authorities given to the Cybercom director.
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