CIA cyber intelligence helped US forces capture Maduro, deputy director says
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Cyber intelligence is now tightly coupled to kinetic outcomes—“flawless intelligence pictures” are becoming operational prerequisites, not side channels. For any organization exposed to state-level actors, this is a reminder that your infrastructure is part of a contested battlespace, even if you never see the front page.
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