Hacking the grid: How digital sabotage turns infrastructure into a weapon
Today’s power grid equipment incorporates internet-connected – and therefore hackable – computers. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Saman Zonouz, Georgia Institute of Technology The darkness that swept over the Venezuelan capital in the predawn hours of Jan. 3, 2026, signaled a profound shift in the nature of modern conflict: the convergence of physical and cyber warfare. While…