CIA official touts agency’s Cyber Mission Center in capture of Venezuela’s Maduro
CIA deputy director credits the Cyber Mission Center's cyber operations for the intelligence picture behind Nicolás Maduro's capture.
CIA Deputy Director Michael Ellis said at the Billington Cybersecurity Summit that cyber operations built the 'flawless intelligence picture' enabling US special forces to locate Nicolás Maduro in his Caracas bunker and apprehend him within four minutes of landing during January's Operation Absolute Resolve. Director John Ratcliffe elevated the Center for Cyber Intelligence to a standalone mission center, which Ellis said smooths reporting chains and aligns resources. Ellis also said AI will 'permeate' every aspect of intelligence work, with human-in-the-loop safeguards and multi-vendor approaches to avoid model lock-in. The US has unsealed narcoterrorism charges against Maduro and his wife, who are seeking dismissal under immunity claims.
- Cyber operations enabled Maduro's apprehension within four minutes of landing
- Center for Cyber Intelligence elevated to standalone mission center
- Ellis expects AI to permeate every aspect of CIA intelligence work
- Safeguards include human-in-the-loop review and multi-model, multi-vendor approaches
- Narcoterrorism charges unsealed against Maduro and his wife
- Threat actors
- CIA Cyber Mission Center
- Victims
- Nicolás Maduro
- Organizations
- CIABillington Cybersecurity SummitThe Record
- Countries
- United StatesVenezuela
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2 min read at therecord.mediaA "flawless" performance by the CIA's Cyber Mission Center contributed to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January, agency Deputy Director Michael Ellis says.
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