{"id":434,"date":"2026-01-06T17:05:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T17:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.ibvl.in\/index.php\/2026\/01\/06\/a-cyberattack-was-part-of-the-us-assault-on-venezuela\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T17:05:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T17:05:50","slug":"a-cyberattack-was-part-of-the-us-assault-on-venezuela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ibvl.in\/index.php\/2026\/01\/06\/a-cyberattack-was-part-of-the-us-assault-on-venezuela\/","title":{"rendered":"A Cyberattack Was Part of the US Assault on Venezuela"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>We don\u2019t have many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/01\/03\/trump-venezuela-cyber-operation-maduro-00709816\">details<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>President Donald Trump suggested Saturday that the U.S. used cyberattacks or other technical capabilities to cut power off in Caracas during strikes on the Venezuelan capital that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro.<\/p>\n<p>If true, it would mark one of the most public uses of U.S. cyber power against another nation in recent memory. 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