Venezuelan Oil Company Downplays Alleged US Cyberattack

PDVSA reported a cyberattack it characterized as limited to administrative systems and blamed on foreign interests, but Reuters and Bloomberg sources describe broader disruption—potentially linked to a recent ransomware incident—that affected administrative systems, suspended export loading instructions, and led employees to disconnect and shut down systems. The incident occurred shortly after a seized oil tanker and highlights the strategic targeting risk to energy-sector infrastructure, though technical details and definitive attribution remain unconfirmed.