Umm, I have multiple degrees + professional experience in exactly those fields. I didn't take out a loan for flight training

Ultra Elite Cabal??? Huh? If you're talking about the intel agencies and cyber-warfare institutions of various nation states, yes that's for real. They can do almost anything given access. They can rapidly acquire or develop the skill in house...they're typically very well funded because many nations consider cyber to be a very potent asymmetric warfare capability. Certainly cheaper than a fleet of nuclear powered aircraft carriers and attendant air wings.

Google "Iran Centrifuges"

Software can be modified to accomplish absolutely anything which the hardware is physically capable of doing. You need access and skill. In some cases the required threshold of skill resides in very limited numbers of people but well-funded cyber warfare outfits can usually find a way if they want to badly enough.