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. US Cyber Command also added in a somewhat ambiguous statement to the Times that it “was proud to support Operation Absolute…

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