Imagine running a major oil operation without any digital systems. That's the reality for Venezuela's state-owned petroleum company right now. Following a significant cyberattack on Petróleos de Venezuela SA, the organization has been forced to abandon its usual digital workflows. For the past month, executives have been coordinating day-to-day operations through basic phone calls and handwritten reports. No email chains, no automated systems, no real-time data feeds—just voices on a line and pen on paper. It's a stark reminder of how vulnerable even massive industrial infrastructure can be when networks get compromised.
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TommyTeacher1
· 3h ago
Bro, this time you went all out, reverting digital progress by 30 years
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Laughing to death, a huge oil field was pushed back to the Stone Age
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No wonder oil prices are stagnant... turns out they’re operating with phone books
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Is this what you call the fragility of high technology? One attack and everything collapses
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Paper and pen office work... I thought only our company did that
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Venezuela’s huge loss, how much manpower cost does that involve
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Infrastructure is truly the key to survival; even the biggest companies can’t withstand it
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Wait, are they now just coordinating an oil field over the phone? That’s a bit desperate
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It feels like this is the reality, the internet is just an illusion
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Now I understand how important cybersecurity is. Who would still rely solely on the cloud
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SandwichTrader
· 3h ago
Bro, I really can't take it anymore. Venezuela's oil company was actually hit so hard that it reverted to the handwritten era?
This is just too outrageous. Is this how a state-owned oil field should be? It feels like the entire industrial system's true nature is exposed the moment it's disconnected from the internet...
Guys, this is exactly why I say that no matter how strong the infrastructure is, you still need to be cautious. One attack and everything is over.
It's crazy, really crazy. Are people still using pens and phones to run companies? Isn't that like antiques?
We should reflect on this. Digital dependency can indeed be deadly.
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SchroedingerAirdrop
· 3h ago
Haha, that's hilarious. Venezuela's oil company is still using phones and paper reports. How outdated is that?
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GasFeeSobber
· 3h ago
ngl this is simply cyberpunk dystopia... Venezuela's oil company has been messed up and is back in the 80s, with pen and paper becoming their cloud service.
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WalletDivorcer
· 4h ago
ngl we're back to the Stone Age now, a month of handwritten reports... Venezuela is really living in a different timeline.
Imagine running a major oil operation without any digital systems. That's the reality for Venezuela's state-owned petroleum company right now. Following a significant cyberattack on Petróleos de Venezuela SA, the organization has been forced to abandon its usual digital workflows. For the past month, executives have been coordinating day-to-day operations through basic phone calls and handwritten reports. No email chains, no automated systems, no real-time data feeds—just voices on a line and pen on paper. It's a stark reminder of how vulnerable even massive industrial infrastructure can be when networks get compromised.