Hello. It isn’t uncommon for American business executives who travel extensively overseas to brief the CIA on their interactions with foreign government officials.

In the months before President Trump moved to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the Central Intelligence Agency turned to an old friend for advice on who should replace the autocratic leftist.

Former Chevron executive Ali Moshiri told the agency that if the U.S. government tried to oust the entire Maduro regime and install the democratic opposition led by María Corina Machado, it would have another quagmire like Iraq on its hands, WSJ reports. 

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• Emennet Pasargad, based in Iran, is accused of compromising digital billboards to spread disinformation during the Paris Olympics in 2024. 

Medical-device maker Intuitive Surgical disclosed a phishing attack that breached customer, employee and corporate data. Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Intuitive said its robotics and other devices are supported on a separate network and remain safe to use. 

Stryker sued: A former Stryker employee filed a suit against the medical-company alleging that last week's cyberattack likely compromised sensitive personal data. Tom Mesmer, a customer service worker at Stryker from 2017 to 2023, cited the data-theft claims of the hacking group that said it was behind the attack.

• Stryker, which said its global Microsoft environment was disrupted, hasn't commented on whether information was exposed or stolen. The company hasn't responded to the lawsuit.
• Further reading on the hack from WSJ Pro: Cyberwarfare Puts Civilian Businesses at Risk

Water facilities in New York state must provide cybersecurity training to operators, report hacks within 24 hours of discovery and strengthen cyber defenses of operational technology under new regulations from Gov. Kathy Hochul. Facilities can apply for part of a $2.5 million grant to put these protections into place. (Industrial Cyber)

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