Officials from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and the European Union accused Russia of conducting an operation. large-scale cyber attack Before the February invasion of Ukraine, which shut down a satellite internet network at the start of the conflict. The declaration was made jointly by the countries on Tuesday (10).
According to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the malicious campaign led by The hacking linked to the Russian government reportedly began in early January and lasted several weeks. The strongest cyberattack took place on February 24, minutes before the start of the invasion of Ukrainian territory targeting Viasat’s KA-SAT network.
According to Blinken, the attack was aimed at cutting off communication between members of the occupied country’s Armed Forces. However, the actions affected many other supplier-served European countries, temporarily depriving thousands of users, including companies and service providers, of web access.
According to this Reutersmany modems affected by malware Those used in the action were badly damaged and had to be replaced by the operator, who continued to cooperate with government agencies in the hack investigation. The news agency also reported that other cyberattacks took place in late March, but such incidents have not been confirmed by Viasat.
Starlink resisted invasion attempts
A few days after the war started in Ukraine, Starlink announced that it offered satellite internet service to the country. In this way, Elon Musk’s company has also become the target of Russian hackers, but according to the billionaire himself, the company “resisted attempts to interfere”.
Starlink has so far resisted Russian cyberwar blocking and hacking attempts, but they are increasing their efforts https://t.co/w62yCsDA5w
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) 11 May 2022
In the message posted on his Twitter profile, Musk also hinted that cybercriminals are increasingly working to take down Starlink’s internet service.
Source: Tec Mundo
