"Now The New York Times has cited unnamed US officials confirming that the blackout was in fact caused by a cyberattack, the first time the US government has ever been publicly reported to have carried out such a hacking operation. US forces also used hacking capabilities to disable Venezuelan air defense radar ahead of the incursion, the Times reported, citing officials."
"Previously, only Russia's hacker group known as Sandworm had caused blackouts through cyberattacks, turning off the power in various regions of Ukraine in at least three confirmed instances starting in 2015. When asked by a WIRED reporter why the US hadn't publicly condemned one such blackout attack that hit the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv in 2016, Trump's former top cyber official, Tom Bossert, responded that the US itself needed the freedom to carry out such attacks if it saw fit."
Unnamed U.S. officials confirmed a cyberattack caused a Venezuelan blackout, marking the first publicly reported U.S. operation to cut power. U.S. forces used hacking to disable Venezuelan air-defense radar ahead of an incursion. U.S. Cyber Command noted it supported Operation Absolute Resolve. Power was restored quickly, possibly by Cyber Command, and backup generators prevented hospital fatalities. Russia's Sandworm previously caused blackouts in Ukraine in multiple confirmed incidents beginning in 2015. Former Trump cyber official Tom Bossert said the U.S. needs freedom to carry out such attacks for strategic and tactical advantage. The operation raises questions about wartime status and precedent.
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