Cyberattack in Venezuela Demonstrated Precision of U.S. Capabilities

Re:Cyberattack in Venezuela Demonstrated Precision of U.S. C... by baxtr on Friday January 16, 2026 @11:18AM (#46648118)

Not sure if that’s the right way to divide the world.

Actually, poor countries can leverage cyber to pose a much bigger threat than they could traditionally.

Or in other words: Cyber can be used for asymmetric warfare. In relative terms, poor countries cause a lot more damage than rich ones.

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Re:Cyberattack in Venezuela Demonstrated Precision of U.S. C... by hojofpodge on Friday January 16, 2026 @11:31AM (#46648295)

There's also great potential to build misattribution in. Just pause between combining the attacks from the Internet and renaming variables to watch a Dolph Lundgren movie.

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Re:Cyberattack in Venezuela Demonstrated Precision of U.S. C... by alephnerd on Friday January 16, 2026 @11:21AM (#46648165)

This. Also do not underestimate developing countries internal security budgets. Most middle income countries can now afford DACH sized cybersecurity procurement deals.

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Re:Cyberattack in Venezuela Demonstrated Precision of U.S. C... by JoeCortopassi on Friday January 16, 2026 @04:20PM (#46652370)

I think you missed the parents point. They were saying they don't have the resources for proper defense, my guess is parent would agree about their offensive capabilities

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