Cyberattack in Venezuela Demonstrated Precision of U.S. Capabilities

Re:Cyberattack in Venezuela Demonstrated Precision of U.S. C... by tokai on Friday January 16, 2026 @11:39AM (#46648401)

Russia conduct cyber attacks on US all the time. North Korea did a high profile attack too. China flew a balloon over the whole country, not bothering a single airport, without any response. US never does anything to anyone that can hit back.

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Re:Cyberattack in Venezuela Demonstrated Precision of U.S. C... by ericmay on Friday January 16, 2026 @11:47AM (#46648516)

Three points:

1. You don't actually know what actions the US has taken.

2. The only country outside of one using nuclear bombs that could theoretically "hit back" is China.

3. Flying some balloons across the US doesn't necessarily necessitate some sort of massive response. There's levels.

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Re:Cyberattack in Venezuela Demonstrated Precision of U.S. C... by tokai on Friday January 16, 2026 @11:56AM (#46648643)

Oh I thought you said the actions would be kinetic.

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Re:Cyberattack in Venezuela Demonstrated Precision of U.S. C... by ericmay on Friday January 16, 2026 @11:59AM (#46648694)

No, sorry. I wrote:

> Yes, you're missing that if you mess with the power grid the US will go and kinetically strike back (read: bomb your country) or attack you with its own cyber warfare capabilities, unlike the EU.

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