Disrupting Venezuela's power grid is well within the reach of U.S. military hackers — not only because they're among the world's most capable cyber operators, but because the country's electrical infrastructure is exceptionally fragile.
Why it matters: Trump said that ahead of the raid to capture Nicolás Maduro, "the lights of Caracas were largely turned off due to a certain expertise we have." Former officials and cybersecurity experts tell Axios the blackouts had several telltale signs of a military-led cyber operation.
