OUR Viasat, a North American company that provides Internet via satellite to parts of Europe, was recently attacked by a cyberattack. According to the information provided Reuters. The beginning of the attacks was registered on 24 February. This day was marked by the beginning of the invasion of the Russian armed forces into Ukraine. – one of the countries that had access to the services in question. Experts are analyzing the possible involvement of the Russian government in hacking the satellite.

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Specialized companies are still analyzing leaked data, including invoices, internal correspondence, documents, memos, bank statements and others.

While not easy, this type of attack is possible, and some demonstrations China and on my own Russia confirmed this recently. Target for large-scale cyber attack it is a ground base that connects to a satellite. The equipment is responsible for the correct control and distribution of the signal.

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For such access to be possible, attackers must know encryption method and have access to passwords – the most difficult part of the procedure. If they manage to invade, it may affect some of the important functions of the device, such as forced restart, regulate orbit or turn it.

The levels of protection for such powerful equipment are not as easy as common intrusions into other common devices such as routers. However, given the time, talent, and investment, this is not an impossible task for a group of trained hackers. Second Annibal Hetem the Youngerprofessor of aerospace propulsion at the ABC Federal University (UFABC), directly to UOL portal:

According to experts from Viasatalthough they were initially skeptical. DDoS attackcame to the conclusion that hackers took advantage of an incorrect setting in the satellite network management section – and thereby gained remote access to modems.

For security reasons, additional information about the hack will not be published. The fact that they have identified the source of the intrusion makes it easier for other companies to improve the security of similar equipment.

Result of the attack

In any case, the damage caused by the occupiers was significant. When KA-SAT satellite was hacked, thousands of modems were disabled on the European continent – this was the only area affected, and this did not bother users in the United States.

About 5800 wind turbines in Central Europe as well as Germany were disconnected with a sudden disconnection. The company analyzed the situation and came to the conclusion that customer data was not compromised, and the main network infrastructure remained intact, as well as ground stations transmitting data from the satellite to the local network. On March 11, the network stabilized.

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Via: (Hacked satellite) uol.com.br Source: (Problems created by hackers) uol.com.br, techcrunch.com, viaat.com