Hackers deployed wiper malware in destructive attacks on Venezuela’s energy sector

Multiple high‑priority cyber developments: a previously unknown wiper malware was deployed in destructive attacks against Venezuela’s energy and utilities sector, indicating destructive targeting of critical infrastructure; French police arrested a suspected hacker linked to dozens of data breaches across public and private organizations; Dutch intelligence warns China’s cyber capabilities now match the US and are often missed by defenders; the UK reports handling four nationally significant cyber incidents per week with most traced to hostile states; and the U.S. Defense Department is finaliz